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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 Langston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langston and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 37.181160, -93.244075
    • 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 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Langston is near Christian County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Langston

Communities Also Named Langston ...

We found six communities that are also named Langston.

Within Missouri, the name Langston is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Langston is located in Jackson County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Langston that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Langston.
    • Louisiana
      • Claiborne Parish
      • This Langston is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south of the Langston that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Langston.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Langston is located in Montcalm County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Langston that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Langston.
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Langston.
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Langston is located in Wayne County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the east of the Langston that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Langston.
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan County
      • This Langston is located in Logan County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Langston that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Langston.

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.

  • Cassidy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cassidy is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
  • Expansion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Expansion is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expansion
  • Kissick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kissick is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissick
  • Mascot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascot is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Mentor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mentor is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Palace ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Palace is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
  • Riverpark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Riverpark is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpark
  • Roseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Roseville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Valley Water Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Valley Water Mills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Water Mills

How Far From Langston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Langston to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,361 miles [11,846.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,242 miles [8,436.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Langston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Langston 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 Langston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1812, Longitude: -93.2441       In this case, the coordinates for Langston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.006 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.794 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.379 degrees.