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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 Woodland Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodland Acres 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 Woodland Acres:
- 41.921141, -89.133431
- 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 Woodland Acres
- 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 Ogle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
- Since Woodland Acres is near Lee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Woodland Acres
Communities Also Named Woodland Acres ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Woodland Acres.
Within Illinois, the name Woodland Acres is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the west of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Woodland Acres.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Woodland Acres.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Dougherty County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Woodland Acres.
- Newton County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Newton County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the south southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Woodland Acres.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Calvert County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Woodland Acres.
- Dorchester County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Dorchester County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Woodland Acres.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Woodland Acres.
- North Carolina
- Martin County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Martin County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Woodland Acres.
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Oconee County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Woodland Acres.
- Williamsburg County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Williamsburg County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Woodland Acres.
- Tennessee
- Henry County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Henry County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the south of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Woodland Acres.
- Knox County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Knox County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Woodland Acres.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Harris County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Woodland Acres.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Woodland Acres is located in Arlington County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Woodland Acres that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Woodland Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodland Acres ...
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.
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Flagg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Flagg Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Honey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Kings
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Lost Nation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Nation is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
- Oregon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stillman Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Twelvemile Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Twelvemile Corner is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
How Far From Woodland Acres 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 Woodland Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodland Acres and extending to:
- Oregon, which is the Seat of Ogle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Woodland Acres to Oregon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodland Acres) 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 Woodland Acres 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 Woodland Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9211, Longitude: -89.1334 In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.437 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.302 degrees. |
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