Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lesterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lesterville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lesterville
- 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 Lesterville:
- 43.038607, -97.590898
- 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 Lesterville
- 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 Yankton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yankton County
- Since Lesterville is near Bon Homme County and also Hutchinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bon Homme County
- eBird sighting report for Hutchinson 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
Communities Also Named Lesterville ...
We found five communities that share the name Lesterville.
Within South Dakota, the name Lesterville is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- This Lesterville is located in Randolph County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lesterville that is located in Yankton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Lesterville.
- Indiana
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lesterville [Washington County].
- Kansas
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lesterville [Saline County].
- Michigan
- Saint Clair County
- This Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lesterville that is located in Yankton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Lesterville.
- Missouri
- Reynolds County
- This Lesterville is located in Reynolds County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lesterville that is located in Yankton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Lesterville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lesterville ...
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.
- Irene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Irene is located in Turner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
- Jamesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Yankton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
- Kingsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Maxwell Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Colony
- Maxwell Colony is located in Hutchinson County
- Mission Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hill
- Mission Hill is located in Yankton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Hill <4>
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Turner County
- Turkey Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Turkey Ridge is located in Turner County
- Wolf Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
How Far From Lesterville 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 town such as Lesterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lesterville and extending to:
- Yankton, which is the Seat of Yankton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lesterville to Yankton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,135 miles [8,264 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lesterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yankton County: www.co.yankton.sd.us/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
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- Lesterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lesterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0386, Longitude: -97.5909 In this case, the coordinates for Lesterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lesterville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lesterville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.339 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.393 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.445 degrees. |