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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 Winnetka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winnetka 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 Winnetka:
- 42.108298, -87.735702
- 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 Winnetka
- 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 Winnetka is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Winnetka
Communities Also Named Winnetka ...
We found one communities that are also named Winnetka.
Within Illinois, the name Winnetka is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Winnetka in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Winnetka is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km]<1> to the west of the Winnetka that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Winnetka.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winnetka ...
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.
- Buttonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buttonwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Charring Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charring Cross is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charring Cross
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Driftwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Driftwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Glenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Golf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gross Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gross Point is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lane Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
- Lee Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lee Woods is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Woods
- Royal Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royal Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sun Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ridge
- Sunset Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
- Sycamore Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Winnetka 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 village such as Winnetka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Winnetka and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winnetka to Chicago, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Winnetka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Winnetka 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 Winnetka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1083, Longitude: -87.7357 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.503 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.551 degrees. |
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