Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westlake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westlake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westlake
- 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 Westlake:
- 41.620833, -88.156944
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Westlake
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Westlake is near Cook County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- eBird sighting report for Kendall 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westlake ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Westlake.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Westlake.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Westlake is located in Columbia County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Westlake that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Westlake.
- Twiggs County
- This Westlake is located in Twiggs County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the south southeast of the Westlake that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Westlake.
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Westlake that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Westlake.
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Westlake is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the south southwest of the Westlake that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Westlake.
- Maryland
- Montana
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Westlake is located in Harris County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Westlake that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Westlake.
- Tarrant County
- This Westlake is located in Tarrant County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the southwest of the Westlake that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Westlake.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westlake ...
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.
- Champion Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
- Champion Creek is located in Will County
- Cider Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
- Cider Creek is located in Will County
- Crest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Crest Hill is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crest Hill <4>
- Crystal Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lawns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Fox Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Grand Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Grand Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Harvest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
- Harvest Glen is located in Will County
- Heritage Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
- Heritage Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
- Heritage Place is located in Will County
- High Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
- High Meadow is located in Will County
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- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Liberty Grove is located in Will County
- Malibu Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malibu Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bay
- Malibu Bay is located in Will County
- Normantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Pheasant Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
- Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
- Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Plantation is located in Will County
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Will County
- Prairie Ponds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ponds
- Prairie Ponds is located in Will County
- Prairie Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
- Prairie Trail is located in Will County
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Riverwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rockdale Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Romeoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
- Romeoville is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <4>
- Saddle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Saddle Creek is located in Will County
- Spangler Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spangler Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
- Spangler Farms is located in Will County
- Squires Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Sunset Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Vintage Harvest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintage Harvest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
- Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
- Winding Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Wolf Creek Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
- Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
- Liberty Grove
How Far From Westlake 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 Westlake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westlake and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Westlake to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westlake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Westlake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westlake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westlake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6208, Longitude: -88.1569 In this case, the coordinates for Westlake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Westlake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.784 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.693 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.90 degrees. |