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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 Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lane 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 Lane:
- 40.122585, -88.855503
- 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 Lane
- 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 De Witt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Witt County
- Since Lane is near Macon County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Lane
Communities Also Named Lane ...
We found 25 communities that are also named Lane.
Within Illinois, the name Lane is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Lane is located in Marshall County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Lane.
- Alaska
- 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 Alaska community of Lane.
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Lane is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,733 miles [2,789 km]<1> to the west of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Lane.
- Florida
- Duval 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 Lane [Duval County].
- Idaho
- Kootenai County
- This Lane is located in Kootenai County and lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kootenai County community of Lane.
- Kansas
- Douglas 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 Kansas community of Lane [Douglas County].
- Franklin County
- This Lane is located in Franklin County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lane.
- Kentucky
- Wolfe 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 Kentucky community of Lane [Wolfe County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Lane [Caddo Parish].
- Michigan
- Ogemaw 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 Michigan community of Lane [Ogemaw County].
- Missouri
- Barton 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 Missouri community of Lane [Barton County].
- Nebraska
- Douglas County
- This Lane is located in Douglas County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Lane.
- New York
- Genesee 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 New York community of Lane [Genesee County].
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Lane is located in Cumberland County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lane.
- Ohio
- Lake County
- This Lane is located in Lake County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lane.
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- This Lane is located in Atoka County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Lane.
- Tulsa 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 Oklahoma community of Lane [Tulsa County].
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong 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 Pennsylvania community of Lane [Armstrong County].
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lane [Butler County].
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- This Lane is located in Williamsburg County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Lane.
- South Dakota
- Jerauld County
- This Lane is located in Jerauld County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jerauld County community of Lane.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Lane is located in Dyer County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the south of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Lane.
- Texas
- Hartley 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 Texas community of Lane [Hartley County].
- Hunt County
- This Lane is located in Hunt County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lane that is located in De Witt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Lane.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming 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 West Virginia community of Lane [Wyoming County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lane ...
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.
- Bucks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bucks is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Combs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Farmer City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jenkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jenkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Larkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Larkdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Littleville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
How Far From Lane to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lane and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of De Witt County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lane to Springfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lane 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> | 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 Lane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lane 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 Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1226, Longitude: -88.8555 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.233 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.996 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.646 degrees. |
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