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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 Robertsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robertsdale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Robertsdale:
    • 41.683091, -87.508099
    • 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 Robertsdale
  • 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Robertsdale is near Cook County and also Will 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 Will 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 Robertsdale

Communities Also Named Robertsdale ...

We found two communities that are also named Robertsdale.

Within Indiana, the name Robertsdale is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the south of the Robertsdale that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Robertsdale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Huntingdon County
      • This Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east of the Robertsdale that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Robertsdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robertsdale ...

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.

  • Globe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Grand Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Crossing is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Honeymoon Row
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
  • Indiana Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indiana Harbor is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Harbor
  • Irondale ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Irondale is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Italian Bowery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Italian Bowery is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Bowery
  • Ivanhoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Pierces Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierces Park is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Park
  • Poverty Row
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Poverty Row is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Row
  • Roseland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Roseland is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Stony Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Island is located in Cook County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island

How Far From Robertsdale 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 Robertsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robertsdale and extending to:

  • Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Robertsdale to Crown Point, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robertsdale) 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 Robertsdale 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 Robertsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6831, Longitude: -87.5081       In this case, the coordinates for Robertsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.354 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.211 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.562 degrees.