Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lacyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lacyville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lacyville
- 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 Lacyville:
- 38.397240, -94.482452
- 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 Lacyville
- 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 Bates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bates County
- Since Lacyville is near Cass County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Lacyville ...
We found one communities that share the name Lacyville.
Within Missouri, the name Lacyville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Lacyville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacyville ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <3>
- Archie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Archie is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <3>
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
- Crescent Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hill
- Crescent Hill is located in Bates County
- Everett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Jingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- Main City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Virginia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Lacyville 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 community such as Lacyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lacyville and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Bates County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lacyville to Butler, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 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 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,235 miles [8,424.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lacyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lacyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lacyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3972, Longitude: -94.4825 In this case, the coordinates for Lacyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Lacyville 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 318.921 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.013 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.746 degrees. |