Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lawton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lawton
- 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 Lawton:
- 42.478625, -96.183689
- 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 Lawton
- 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 Woodbury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Woodbury County
- Since Lawton is near Plymouth County and also Dakota County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- eBird sighting report for Dakota 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 Lawton ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Lawton.
Within Iowa, the name Lawton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Burke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lawton [Burke County].
- Jenkins County
- This Lawton is located in Jenkins County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Lawton that is located in Woodbury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Lawton.
- Lowndes County
- This Lawton is located in Lowndes County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km] to the southeast of the Lawton that is located in Woodbury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Lawton.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Nevada
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lawton [Philadelphia County].
- Susquehanna County
- This Lawton is located in Susquehanna County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<2> to the east of the Lawton that is located in Woodbury County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Lawton.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawton ...
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.
- Climbing Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climbing Hill
- Climbing Hill is located in Woodbury County
- Evergreen Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Evergreen Village is located in Woodbury County
- Glen Ellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
- Glen Ellen is located in Woodbury County
- Holiday Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Holiday Village is located in Woodbury County
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- James is located in Plymouth County
- Lucky Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Valley
- Lucky Valley is located in Woodbury County
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Sergeant Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sergeant Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
- Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <5>
- Yeomans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Lawton 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 Lawton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawton and extending to:
- Sioux City, which is the Seat of Woodbury County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lawton to Sioux City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lawton: www.lawtoniowa.com/
The official website for Woodbury County: www.woodbury-ia.com/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lawton 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4786, Longitude: -96.1837 In this case, the coordinates for Lawton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Lawton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lawton 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 320.313 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.143 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.805 degrees. |