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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 Trevor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trevor 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 Trevor:
- 42.512519, -88.120919
- 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 Trevor
- 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 Kenosha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
- Since Trevor is near Lake County and also McHenry 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 McHenry 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 Trevor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trevor ...
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.
- Channel Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Fox Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Grass Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Hickory Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Lake Catherine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Villa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Liberty Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Loon Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Lotus Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lotus Woods is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
- Paddock Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
How Far From Trevor 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 Trevor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Trevor and extending to:
- Kenosha, which is the Seat of Kenosha County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Trevor to Kenosha, 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.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Trevor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Trevor 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 Trevor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5125, Longitude: -88.1209 In this case, the coordinates for Trevor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.757 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.787 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.626 degrees. |
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