Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laneheart:
  • 31.193506, -91.368446
  • 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 Laneheart

• 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 Wilkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
  • Since Laneheart is near Concordia Parish and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Laneheart

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laneheart ...

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.

• Black Hawk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
• Donegal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Donegal is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
• Glasscock ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glasscock is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasscock
• Harvard Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvard Ferry is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Ferry
• Ireland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ireland is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Perrytown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Perrytown is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
• Point Breeze
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Breeze is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Possum Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Possum Corner is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Corner
• Retreat
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Retreat is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Union Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Union Point is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Laneheart and extending to:

• Woodville, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Laneheart to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'