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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 Lando, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lando 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 Lando:
- 34.775755, -81.011267
- 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 Lando
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Lando is near York County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Lando
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lando ...
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.
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fort Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fudges ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fudges is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Indian Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Ferry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ferry
- Leslie Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leslie Woods is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
- Lesslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewisville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Richburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rodman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rodman is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
- Stringfellow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stringfellow is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfellow
- Tip Top ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tip Top is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
- Whispering Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
How Far From Lando 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 community such as Lando to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lando and extending to:
- Chester, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lando to Chester, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lando) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lando 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 Lando. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7758, Longitude: -81.0113 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.597 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.702 degrees. |
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