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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 Lacona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lacona 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 Lacona:
- 43.643446, -76.069032
- 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 Lacona
- 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 Oswego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego County
- Since Lacona is near Jefferson County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Lacona
Communities Also Named Lacona ...
We found one communities that are also named Lacona.
Within New York, the name Lacona is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Lacona in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Warren County
- This Lacona is located in Warren County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lacona that is located in Oswego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lacona.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacona ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Farmers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Corner
- Little America
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little America is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
- Lorraine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Shores is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Shores
- Sandy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Pond is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pond
- Smartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stillwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwater is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Tinker Tavern Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tinker Tavern Corner is located in Oswego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Tavern Corner
How Far From Lacona 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 village such as Lacona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lacona and extending to:
- Oswego, which is the Seat of Oswego County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lacona to Oswego, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 331 miles [532.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,257 miles [6,851 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lacona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lacona 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 Lacona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6434, Longitude: -76.0690 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.882 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.051 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.283 degrees. |
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