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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 Lakenan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakenan 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 Lakenan:
- 39.672956, -91.950230
- 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 Lakenan
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Lakenan is near Monroe County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Lakenan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakenan ...
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.
- Clapper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clapper is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapper
- Florida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heather
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heather is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Holliday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Indian Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stoutsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walkersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkersville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lakenan 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 Lakenan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lakenan and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakenan to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 797 miles [1,282.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lakenan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lakenan 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 Lakenan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6730, Longitude: -91.9502 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.278 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.283 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.252 degrees. |
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