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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 Winding Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winding Creek 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 Winding Creek:
- 41.582778, -88.173333
- 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 Winding Creek
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Winding Creek is near Cook County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Winding Creek
Communities Also Named Winding Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Winding Creek.
Within Illinois, the name Winding Creek is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Winding Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Winding Creek that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Winding Creek.
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Winding Creek is located in Hamilton County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Winding Creek that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Winding Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winding Creek ...
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.
- Crystal Lawns
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Erin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Erin is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Grand Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Grand Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Pheasant Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
- Pleasant Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Prairie Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverwalk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Rockdale Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spangler Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spangler Farms is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
- Squires Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Sunset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Vintage Harvest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
How Far From Winding Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Winding Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winding Creek and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Winding Creek to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 615 miles [989.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winding Creek) 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 Winding Creek 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 Winding Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5828, Longitude: -88.1733 In this case, the coordinates for Winding Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.795 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.70 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.919 degrees. |
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