Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Langdon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langdon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Langdon
- 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 Langdon:
- 43.215701, -95.087768
- 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 Langdon
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Langdon is near Dickinson County and also Palo Alto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson County
- eBird sighting report for Palo Alto 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 Langdon ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Langdon.
Within Iowa, the name Langdon is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Langdon lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Langdon that is located in Clay County.
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Langdon is located in Crawford County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the south of the Langdon that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Langdon.
- Reno County
- This Langdon is located in Reno County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the south southwest of the Langdon that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Langdon.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ontario
- This Langdon lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Langdon that is located in Clay County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- This Langdon is located in Erie County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<2> to the east of the Langdon that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Langdon.
- Luzerne County
- This Langdon is located in Luzerne County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the east of the Langdon that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Langdon.
- Lycoming County
- This Langdon is located in Lycoming County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the east of the Langdon that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Langdon.
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langdon ...
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.
- Dickens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Dickens is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Emmetsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
- Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <5>
- Fallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- May City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Orleans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <5>
- Spirit Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spirit Lake
- Spirit Lake is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spirit Lake <5>
- Superior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Dickinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
How Far From Langdon 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 Langdon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Langdon and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Langdon to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langdon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Langdon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Langdon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langdon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2157, Longitude: -95.0878 |
| <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 Langdon 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Langdon 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 319.561 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.373 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.059 degrees. |