Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laneburg:
  • 33.685275, -93.346043
  • 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 Laneburg

• 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
  • Since Laneburg is near Hempstead County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hempstead County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Laneburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laneburg ...

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.

• Brisbane ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brisbane is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centerville
  • From Laneburg to Centerville
• Emmet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Emmet is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
• Gum Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gum Grove is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lackland ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lackland is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackland
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Perrytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
• Register ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Register is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
• Rocky Mound
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Mound is located in Hempstead County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound

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

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

• Prescott, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Laneburg to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'