Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lantry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lantry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lantry
- 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 Lantry:
- 45.018214, -101.431106
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lantry
- 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 Dewey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dewey County
- Since Lantry is near Ziebach County and also Meade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ziebach County
- eBird sighting report for Meade 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lantry ...
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.
- Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Eagle Butte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
- Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <2>
- Green Grass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
- Green Grass is located in Dewey County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
- Iron Lightning
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Lightning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
- Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Parade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade
- Parade is located in Dewey County
- Estimated population in 2014: 34 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parade <2>
- Red Elm ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Red Scaffold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Scaffold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Scaffold
- Red Scaffold is located in Ziebach County
- Estimated population in 2014: 372 people
- Thunder Butte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunder Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Butte
- Thunder Butte is located in Ziebach County
How Far From Lantry 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 Lantry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lantry and extending to:
- Timber Lake, which is the Seat of Dewey County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lantry to Timber Lake, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lantry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lantry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lantry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0182, Longitude: -101.4311 |
| <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 Lantry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.226 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.952 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.198 degrees. |