Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lansing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lansing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lansing
- 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 Lansing:
- 43.360827, -91.225580
- 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 Lansing
- 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 Allamakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allamakee County
- Since Lansing is near Crawford County and also Vernon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Lansing ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Lansing.
Within Iowa, the name Lansing 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 ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Citrus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lansing [Citrus County].
- DeSoto County
- This Lansing is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lansing that is located in Allamakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Lansing.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Lansing is located in Oswego County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lansing that is located in Allamakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Lansing.
- Tompkins County
- This Lansing is located in Tompkins County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km] to the east of the Lansing that is located in Allamakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Lansing.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Yukon
- This Lansing lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lansing that is located in Allamakee County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lansing ...
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.
- Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - De Soto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Eldergrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldergrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldergrove
- Eldergrove is located in Allamakee County
- Ferryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Red Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Reed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Village Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Village Creek is located in Allamakee County
How Far From Lansing 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 city such as Lansing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lansing and extending to:
- Waukon, which is the Seat of Allamakee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lansing to Waukon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lansing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allamakee County: www.co.allamakee.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lansing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lansing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3608, Longitude: -91.2256 In this case, the coordinates for Lansing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Lansing 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lansing 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 316.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.31 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.981 degrees. |