Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Laingsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laingsburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Laingsburg

• 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 Laingsburg:
  • 42.890031, -84.348863
  • 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 Laingsburg

• 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 Shiawassee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shiawassee County
  • Since Laingsburg is near Clinton County and also Ingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ingham 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 Laingsburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laingsburg ...

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.

• Bannister
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bannister is located in Gratiot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bannister <1>
• Bath
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bath is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Delta Mills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta Mills is located in Eaton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Mills
• Elsie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Elsie is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <1>
• Eureka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Five Points North
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points North is located in Shiawassee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points North
• Kerby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
  • Kerby has also been known as:
  • Kerby Mine
• Meridian
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Meridian is located in Ingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Price
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Price is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Union Plains
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Union Plains is located in Shiawassee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Plains
• Wolf Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Crossing

How Far From Laingsburg 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 city such as Laingsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Laingsburg and extending to:

• Corunna, which is the Seat of Shiawassee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laingsburg to Corunna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'