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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 Weybridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weybridge 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 Weybridge:
    • 41.970860, -88.417024
    • 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 Weybridge
  • 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
    • Since Weybridge is near DuPage County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Weybridge

Communities Also Named Weybridge ...

We found three communities that are also named Weybridge.

Within Illinois, the name Weybridge is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Weybridge is located in Clayton County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Weybridge that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Weybridge.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Weybridge lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Weybridge that is located in Kane County.
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This Weybridge is located in Addison County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Weybridge that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Weybridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weybridge ...

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.

  • Burning Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Burning Tree is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
  • Deer Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deer Run is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Empire Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Empire Hills is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Hills
  • Fair Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Far View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Far View is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far View
  • Foxfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxfield is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Hedgerow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hedgerow is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
  • Homeward Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
  • Kings Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kings Mill is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Mary Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mary Meadows is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Meadows
  • Plato Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Plato Corners is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Corners
  • Silent Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Silent Meadow is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Meadow

How Far From Weybridge 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 Weybridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • 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 Weybridge to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Weybridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Weybridge 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 Weybridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9709, Longitude: -88.4170       In this case, the coordinates for Weybridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.957 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.939 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.93 degrees.