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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Lacon:
    • 47.439073, -116.745177
    • 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 Lacon
  • 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 Kootenai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kootenai County
    • Since Lacon is near Benewah County and also Spokane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benewah County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spokane 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 Lacon

Communities Also Named Lacon ...

We found three communities that are also named Lacon.

Within Idaho, the name Lacon is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Morgan County
      • This Lacon is located in Morgan County and lies 1,785 miles [2,872.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lacon that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lacon.
    • Illinois
      • Marshall County
      • This Lacon is located in Marshall County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lacon that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Lacon.
    • Kentucky
      • Grayson County
      • This Lacon is located in Grayson County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lacon that is located in Kootenai County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Lacon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacon ...

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.

  • Lane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Lyondale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyondale is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyondale
  • Mica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mica is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Milltown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Milltown is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mozart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mozart is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
  • Pedee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pedee is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
  • Rocky Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Point is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Silvertip Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silvertip Landing is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertip Landing
  • Twin Beaches
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Twin Beaches is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beaches

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lacon and extending to:

  • Coeur d'Alene, which is the Seat of Kootenai County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lacon to Coeur d'Alene, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Boise, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 81 days and walking would take 117 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,689 miles [10,764.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,456 miles [11,999.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Lacon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lacon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lacon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4391, Longitude: -116.7452       In this case, the coordinates for Lacon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.282 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.099 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.148 degrees.