Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Lamont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lamont
- 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 Lamont:
- 62.706667, -164.396389
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lamont
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lamont ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Lamont.
Within Alaska, the name Lamont is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lamont [Butler County].
- Marshall County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lamont [Marshall County].
- Alberta
- This Lamont lies 1,915 miles [3,081.9 km]<3> to the east.
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lamont is located in Hillsborough County and lies 4,261 miles [6,857.4 km]<3> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lamont.
- Jefferson County
- This Lamont is located in Jefferson County and lies 4,078 miles [6,562.9 km] to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lamont.
- Georgia
- Lamar County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lamont [Lamar County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lamont [Monroe County].
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This Lamont is located in Greenwood County and lies 3,248 miles [5,227.1 km]<3> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Lamont.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lamont [Montgomery County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lamont [Sedgwick County].
- Kentucky
- McCracken County
- This Lamont is located in McCracken County and lies 3,535 miles [5,689 km]<3> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Lamont.
- Perry County
- This Lamont is located in Perry County and lies 3,690 miles [5,938.5 km] to the east northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Lamont.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamont ...
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.
In the vicinity of Lamont, Fish Village is located 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast
How Far From Lamont 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 Lamont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamont and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lamont to Juneau, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,793 miles [6,104.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 8 days, a buggy would take 149 days and walking would take 216 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lamont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lamont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 62.7067, Longitude: -164.3964 In this case, the coordinates for Lamont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lamont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 16.683 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 22.503 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 357.577 degrees. |