Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Langston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Langston
- 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 Langston:
- 43.315481, -85.243914
- 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 Langston
- 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 Montcalm County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montcalm County
- Since Langston is near Kent County and also Mecosta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Mecosta 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 Langston ...
We found six communities that share the name Langston.
Within Michigan, the name Langston is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langston ...
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.
- Coral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
- Coral is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral <3>
- Eureka Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Harvard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Howard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
- Howard City is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <3>
- Kings Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Montcalm County
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <3>
- Sand Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Sand Lake is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <3>
- Six Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Lakes
- Six Lakes is located in Montcalm County
- Six Lakes has also been known as:
- Six Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Six Lakes <3>
- Turk Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Langston 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 community such as Langston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Langston and extending to:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Montcalm County, lies just to the East.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Langston to Lansing, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,026 miles [9,697.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,764 miles [10,885.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,648 miles [7,480.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Langston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3155, Longitude: -85.2439 In this case, the coordinates for Langston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Langston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Langston 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 312.823 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.706 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.926 degrees. |