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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 Whiskey Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiskey Point and the surrounding area.
- 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 Whiskey Point:
- 41.916699, -87.755891
- 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 Whiskey Point
- 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 Whiskey Point is near DuPage County and also Lake 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 Lake 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 Whiskey Point
Communities Also Named Whiskey Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Whiskey Point.
Within Illinois, the name Whiskey Point is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Whiskey Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Whiskey Point #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=41.916699&lon=-87.755891&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Whiskey Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiskey Point ...
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.
- Bricktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bricktown is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
- California Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- California Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Galewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Grayland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Humboldt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood Courts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Courts is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Courts
- Martin Luther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin Luther is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
- Portage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Portage Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
- Ravenswood Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
- Six Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Six Corners is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
How Far From Whiskey Point 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 Whiskey Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whiskey Point and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Whiskey Point to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over 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 600 miles [965.6 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 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Whiskey Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Whiskey Point 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 Whiskey Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9167, Longitude: -87.7559 In this case, the coordinates for Whiskey Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.43 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.617 degrees. |
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