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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 Lyndon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyndon 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 Lyndon:
- 38.610681, -95.684687
- 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 Lyndon
- 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 Osage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Osage County
- Since Lyndon is near Franklin County and also Coffey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffey 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 Lyndon
Communities Also Named Lyndon ...
We found eight communities that are also named Lyndon.
Within Kansas, the name Lyndon is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- This Lyndon is located in Whiteside County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lyndon that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Lyndon.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Lyndon is located in Jefferson County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lyndon that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lyndon.
- Maine
- Aroostook 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 Maine community of Lyndon [Aroostook County].
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Lyndon is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lyndon that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Lyndon.
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Lyndon is located in Ross County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lyndon that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Lyndon.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Lyndon is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lyndon that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Lyndon.
- Vermont
- Caledonia County
- This Lyndon is located in Caledonia County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lyndon that is located in Osage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caledonia County community of Lyndon.
- Wisconsin
- Juneau 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 Wisconsin community of Lyndon [Juneau County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyndon ...
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.
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Four Corners is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Homewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Michigan Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Ransomville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Reading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Swissvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
How Far From Lyndon 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 city such as Lyndon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyndon and extending to:
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Lyndon to Topeka, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,382 miles [11,880.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,273 miles [8,486.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyndon) 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 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 Lyndon 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> | 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 Lyndon 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 Lyndon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6107, Longitude: -95.6847 In this case, the coordinates for Lyndon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.758 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.01 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.297 degrees. |
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