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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 La Fayette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Fayette 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 La Fayette:
- 41.109606, -89.973521
- 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 La Fayette
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since La Fayette is near Knox County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 La Fayette
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Fayette ...
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.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Eugene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eugene is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- German Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- German Corner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
- Laura
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Run is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
- Slackwater ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slackwater is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stark is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Williamsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From La Fayette 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 village such as La Fayette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in La Fayette and extending to:
- Toulon, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from La Fayette to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- La Fayette) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 La Fayette 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 La Fayette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1096, Longitude: -89.9735 In this case, the coordinates for La Fayette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.002 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.936 degrees. |
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