Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Laclede, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laclede and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Laclede
- 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 Laclede:
- 39.347218, -96.221109
- 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 Laclede
- 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 Pottawatomie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pottawatomie County
- Since Laclede is near Jackson County and also Nemaha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Nemaha 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 Laclede ...
We found three communities that share the name Laclede.
Within Kansas, the name Laclede is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laclede ...
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.
- America City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Blaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
- Emmett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
- Flush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Havensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havensville
- Havensville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havensville <4>
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Louisville has also been known as:
- Louisville Springs
- Rock City
- Rock Creek Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
- Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
- Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
- Soldier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
- Soldier is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <4>
- Swamp Angel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
- Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
How Far From Laclede 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 Laclede to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laclede and extending to:
- Westmoreland, which is the Seat of Pottawatomie County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Laclede to Westmoreland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laclede. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pottawatomie County: www.pottcounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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- Laclede) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laclede. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3472, Longitude: -96.2211 In this case, the coordinates for Laclede 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 Laclede 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> | 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. |
| <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 Laclede 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 320.178 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.591 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.434 degrees. |