Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lamar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamar and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lamar
- 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 Lamar:
- 39.255760, -97.574667
- 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 Lamar
- 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 Ottawa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ottawa County
- Since Lamar is near Cloud County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cloud County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Lamar ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Lamar.
Within Kansas, the name Lamar is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Baker County
- This Lamar is located in Baker County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lamar that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Lamar.
- Sumter County
- This Lamar is located in Sumter County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the east southeast of the Lamar that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Lamar.
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Rutherford 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 Tennessee community of Lamar [Rutherford County].
- Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Lamar [Shelby County].
- Texas
- Aransas County
- This Lamar is located in Aransas County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the south of the Lamar that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aransas County community of Lamar.
- Shelby County
- This Lamar is located in Shelby County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the south southeast of the Lamar that is located in Ottawa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lamar.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamar ...
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.
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Brewer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Cook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Industry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Ladysmith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Macyville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Rice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Cloud County
- Vine Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
- Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
- Former name for Vine Creek:
- Vine
How Far From Lamar 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 Lamar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamar and extending to:
- Minneapolis, which is the Seat of Ottawa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lamar to Minneapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ottawa County: www.ottawacounty.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2558, Longitude: -97.5747 In this case, the coordinates for Lamar 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Lamar 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lamar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.668 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.134 degrees. |