Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lainsville:
  • 42.129744, -90.204573
  • 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 Lainsville

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Lainsville is near Carroll County and also Jo Daviess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess 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 Lainsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lainsville ...

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.

• Arnold
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Arnold is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Blackhawk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blackhawk is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
• Elk River Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
• Green Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Green Island is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
• Hickory Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Marcus
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
• Miles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Miles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <1>
• Pleasant Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rockaway ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rockaway is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
• Twin Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Twin Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
• Wacker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wacker is located in Carroll County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lainsville and extending to:

• Maquoketa, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lainsville to Maquoketa, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,896 miles [7,879.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'