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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 Lost Nation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost Nation 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 Lost Nation:
- 41.911142, -89.366770
- 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 Lost Nation
- 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 Ogle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
- Since Lost Nation is near Lee County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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 Lost Nation
Communities Also Named Lost Nation ...
We found four communities that are also named Lost Nation.
Within Illinois, the name Lost Nation is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- This Lost Nation is located in Clinton County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lost Nation that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lost Nation.
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- This Lost Nation is located in Coos County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lost Nation that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Lost Nation.
- Ontario
- This Lost Nation lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lost Nation that is located in Ogle County.
- Vermont
- Essex County
- This Lost Nation is located in Essex County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lost Nation that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Lost Nation.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost Nation ...
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.
- Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Carthage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Flagg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Flagg Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Grand Detour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Honey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Kingdom
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kingdom is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom
- Lee Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Oregon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Shores is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Shores
How Far From Lost Nation to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lost Nation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost Nation and extending to:
- Oregon, which is the Seat of Ogle County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lost Nation to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lost Nation) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lost Nation 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 Lost Nation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9111, Longitude: -89.3668 In this case, the coordinates for Lost Nation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.593 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.421 degrees. |
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