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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 Lapeer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lapeer 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 Lapeer:
- 42.442112, -76.098773
- 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 Lapeer
- 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 Cortland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- Since Lapeer is near Broome County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Broome County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Lapeer
Communities Also Named Lapeer ...
We found three communities that are also named Lapeer.
Within New York, the name Lapeer is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lapeer [Douglas County].
- Michigan
- Lapeer County
- This Lapeer is located in Lapeer County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<2> to the west of the Lapeer that is located in Cortland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lapeer County community of Lapeer.
- Nebraska
- Cheyenne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Lapeer [Cheyenne County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lapeer ...
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.
- Freetown Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown Corners
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- German Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- German Four Corners is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Four Corners
- Gracie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gracie is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracie
- Hunts Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Lacy Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lower Cincinnatus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Cincinnatus is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cincinnatus
- Marathon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maybury Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maybury Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybury Mills
- Messengerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Penelope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Penelope is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Red Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Speedsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville
- Texas Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Texas Valley is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Valley
- Willow Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Lapeer 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 Lapeer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lapeer and extending to:
- Cortland, which is the Seat of Cortland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lapeer to Cortland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lapeer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lapeer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lapeer 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 Lapeer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4421, Longitude: -76.0988 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.023 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.836 degrees. |
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