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:
- 41.567985, -87.547325
- 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Lansing is near Lake County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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 Illinois, the name Lansing is unique.
Beyond Illinois, 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 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lansing that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Lansing.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Lansing is located in Oswego County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lansing that is located in Cook 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 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east of the Lansing that is located in Cook 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 2,379 miles [3,828.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lansing that is located in Cook 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.
- Dyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <3>
- Globe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Hartsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Lake County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <3>
- Indian Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Indian Hill is located in Cook County
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Munster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <3>
How Far From Lansing 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 village 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:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lansing to Chicago, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 165 miles [265.5 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 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 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: 41.5680, Longitude: -87.5473 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 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Lansing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.381 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.224 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.615 degrees. |