Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lawing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lawing
- 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 Lawing:
- 36.923944, -93.169626
- 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 Lawing
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Lawing is near Taney County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taney County
- eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Lawing ...
We found one communities that share the name Lawing.
Within Missouri, the name Lawing is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Lawing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Lawing lies 2,906 miles [4,676.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lawing that is located in Christian County.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawing ...
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.
- Chestnutridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutridge
- Chestnutridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnutridge <2>
- Christian Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Center
- Christian Center is located in Christian County
- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Green Mound Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Highlandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Highlandville is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlandville <2>
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Christian County
- Saddlebrooke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlebrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Christian County
How Far From Lawing 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 Lawing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Lawing once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawing and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lawing to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,370 miles [11,860.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lawing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9239, Longitude: -93.1696 In this case, the coordinates for Lawing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lawing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lawing 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 317.939 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.682 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.392 degrees. |