Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Larsmont:
  • 46.979102, -91.745732
  • 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 Larsmont

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Larsmont is near Saint Louis County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Larsmont

Curious and Interesting Names Near Larsmont ...

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.

• Arnold
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Castle Danger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Danger is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Danger
• French River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • French River is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French River
• Highland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Knife River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Knife River is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knife River <1>
• Lester Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
• London
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • London is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
• Silver Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Creek is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
• Two Harbors
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Two Harbors is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Harbors
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Harbors <1>
• Waldo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Waldo is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

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

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

• Two Harbors, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Larsmont to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'