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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Englewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Englewood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for West Englewood:
    • 41.778089, -87.666718
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on West Englewood
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Since West Englewood is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for West Englewood

Communities Also Named West Englewood ...

We found one communities that are also named West Englewood.

Within Illinois, the name West Englewood is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named West Englewood in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen County
      • This West Englewood is located in Bergen County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east of the West Englewood that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of West Englewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Englewood ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Archer Limits
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer Limits is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Limits
  • Back of the Yards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Back of the Yards is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back of the Yards
  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beverly is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Bronzeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bronzeville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronzeville
  • Ducktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ducktown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Evergreen Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Fuller Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fuller Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
  • Gage Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gage Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Park
  • Grand Boulevard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Boulevard is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Boulevard
  • Grand Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
  • Grant Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant Village is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hometown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Italian Bowery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Italian Bowery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Bowery
    • Lake Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Meadows is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meadows
    • Locks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Locks is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks
    • Mexico
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Mexico is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • New City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • New City is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • New Patch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • New Patch is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Patch
    • Pierces Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pierces Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Park
    • Poverty Row
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Poverty Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Row
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Whiskey Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Whiskey Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Row
    • Woodlawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From West Englewood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Englewood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Englewood and extending to:

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from West Englewood to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Englewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from West Englewood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Englewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7781, Longitude: -87.6667       In this case, the coordinates for West Englewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.459 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.343 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.613 degrees.