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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 Laura, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laura 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 Laura:
- 39.993170, -84.408712
- 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 Laura
- 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 Miami County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Since Laura is near Darke County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Laura
Communities Also Named Laura ...
We found seven communities that are also named Laura.
Within Ohio, the name Laura is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Union County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Laura [Union County].
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Laura is located in Peoria County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Laura that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Laura.
- Indiana
- Jasper County
- This Laura is located in Jasper County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Laura that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Laura.
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Laura [Anderson County].
- Kentucky
- Martin County
- This Laura is located in Martin County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Laura that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Laura.
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- This Laura is located in Lewis County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the west of the Laura that is located in Miami County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Laura.
- Saskatchewan
- This Laura lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Laura that is located in Miami County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laura ...
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.
- County Line ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fourmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fourmans Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmans Corners
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Painter Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Pattytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pattytown is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattytown
- Pigeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeye is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeye
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Rowdyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rowdyville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowdyville
- Steel Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steel Point is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Union Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Corners is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners
How Far From Laura to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Laura to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laura and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Miami County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laura to Troy, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,752 miles [7,647.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Laura, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Laura) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Laura 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Laura 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 Laura. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9932, Longitude: -84.4087 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.36 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.692 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.588 degrees. |
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