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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 Youngsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Youngsdale 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 Youngsdale:
- 41.990583, -88.340634
- 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 Youngsdale
- 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 Youngsdale is near Cook County and also DuPage 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 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 Youngsdale
Curious and Interesting Names Near Youngsdale ...
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.
- Bonnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Burning Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Tree is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
- Deer Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Run is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Far View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Far View is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far View
- Five Island Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Island Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Island Park
- Hedgerow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgerow is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
- Hidden Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hidden Hill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hill
- Hidden Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
- Homeward Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
- Illinois Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Illinois Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Park
- Kings Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Middlecreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Middlecreek is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecreek
- Pheasant Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pheasant Run is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Plato Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plato Corners is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Corners
- Redgate Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
- River Grange Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- Silent Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silent Meadow is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Meadow
- Wildrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wildrose is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
- Wildrose Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley
How Far From Youngsdale 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 Youngsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Youngsdale and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Youngsdale 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 630 miles [1,013.9 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 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Youngsdale) 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 Youngsdale 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 Youngsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9906, Longitude: -88.3406 In this case, the coordinates for Youngsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.906 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.884 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.886 degrees. |
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