Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sumava Resorts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sumava Resorts and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sumava Resorts

• 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 Sumava Resorts:
  • 41.166424, -87.439200
  • 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 Sumava Resorts

• 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Sumava Resorts is near Lake County and also Kankakee 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 Kankakee 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 Sumava Resorts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sumava Resorts ...

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.

• Forest City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest City is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
• Garden of Eden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Garden of Eden is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Eden
• Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lake is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Lake Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lake Village is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
• Log Cabin Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Log Cabin Camp is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Camp
• Orchard Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
• River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • River is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
• Roselawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roselawn is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
• Shadow Lawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shadow Lawn is located in Kankakee County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sumava Resorts and extending to:

• Kentland, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sumava Resorts to Kentland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'