Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lone Star, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone Star and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lone Star
- 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 Lone Star:
- 40.351957, -102.851442
- 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 Lone Star
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Lone Star is near Logan County and also Yuma County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Logan County
- eBird sighting report for Yuma 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lone Star ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Lone Star.
Within Colorado, the name Lone Star is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Lone Star lies 1,309 miles [2,106.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This Lone Star is located in Carroll County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lone Star.
- Izard County
- This Lone Star is located in Izard County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the east southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Lone Star.
- California
- Fresno County
- This Lone Star is located in Fresno County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Lone Star.
- Glenn 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 California community of Lone Star [Glenn County].
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- This Lone Star is located in Douglas County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Lone Star.
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lone Star [Sumner County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Lone Star is located in Iberville Parish and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Lone Star.
- Saint Charles Parish
- This Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles Parish community of Lone Star.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Lone Star is located in Buchanan County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Lone Star.
- Gentry County
- This Lone Star is located in Gentry County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km] to the east of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Lone Star.
- New Madrid County
- This Lone Star is located in New Madrid County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the east southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Lone Star.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Calhoun County
- This Lone Star is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Lone Star.
- Orangeburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lone Star [Orangeburg County].
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bell County
- This Lone Star is located in Bell County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Lone Star.
- Cherokee County
- This Lone Star is located in Cherokee County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lone Star.
- Floyd County
- This Lone Star is located in Floyd County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the south of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Lone Star.
- Kaufman County
- This Lone Star is located in Kaufman County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Lone Star.
- Lamar County
- This Lone Star is located in Lamar County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Lone Star.
- Morris County
- This Lone Star is located in Morris County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km] to the southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Lone Star.
- Red River County
- This Lone Star is located in Red River County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Lone Star.
- Titus County
- This Lone Star is located in Titus County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the southeast of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Lone Star.
- Wise County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lone Star [Wise County].
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Lone Star is located in Botetourt County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Lone Star.
- Washington County
- This Lone Star is located in Washington County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km] to the east of the Lone Star that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Lone Star.
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Star ...
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.
- Clarkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
- Clarkville is located in Yuma County
- Dailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Dailey is located in Logan County
- Hayford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Leslie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rockland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Twin Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mills
- Twin Mills is located in Logan County
How Far From Lone Star to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lone Star to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Lone Star once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lone Star and extending to:
- Akron, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lone Star to Akron, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,371 miles [2,206.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3520, Longitude: -102.8514 In this case, the coordinates for Lone Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lone Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lone Star 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 county. 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lone Star to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.998 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.317 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.737 degrees. |