Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westmont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westmont
- 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 Westmont:
- 41.795868, -87.975283
- 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 Westmont
- 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 DuPage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Since Westmont is near Cook County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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 Westmont ...
We found ten communities that share the name Westmont.
Within Illinois, the name Westmont is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Delaware
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Westmont is located in Blair County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east of the Westmont that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Westmont.
- Cambria County
- This Westmont is located in Cambria County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the east of the Westmont that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Westmont.
- Lebanon County
- This Westmont is located in Lebanon County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the east of the Westmont that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Westmont.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Westmont is located in Arlington County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westmont that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Westmont.
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westmont [Fairfax County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westmont ...
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.
- Countryside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Countryside <4>
- Downers Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers Grove
- Downers Grove is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downers Grove <4>
- Flowerfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Flowerfield is located in DuPage County
- Fullersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Gary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Heather Sound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Sound
- Heather Sound is located in Will County
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <4>
- Indian Head Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
- Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Lace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mammoth Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Springs
- Mammoth Springs is located in DuPage County
- McCook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
- McCook is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <4>
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <4>
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in DuPage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <4>
How Far From Westmont to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Westmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westmont and extending to:
- Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Westmont to Springfield, with an average speed<5>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 608 miles [978.5 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 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Westmont: www.westmont.il.us/
The official website for DuPage County: www.dupageco.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7959, Longitude: -87.9753 |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Westmont 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. |
| <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 Westmont 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 314.664 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.579 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.76 degrees. |