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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 Lyons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyons 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 Lyons:
- 43.72311, -96.868013
- 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 Lyons
- 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 Minnehaha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Minnehaha County
- Since Lyons is near Lake County and also McCook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCook 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 Lyons
Communities Also Named Lyons ...
We found 36 communities that are also named Lyons.
Within South Dakota, the name Lyons is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of 36 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 35 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Lyons is located in Boulder County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Lyons.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lyons is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lyons.
- Georgia
- Montgomery 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 Georgia community of Lyons [Montgomery County].
- Tattnall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lyons [Tattnall County].
- Toombs County
- This Lyons is located in Toombs County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Lyons.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Lyons is located in Cook County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Lyons.
- Vermilion 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 Illinois community of Lyons [Vermilion County].
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Lyons is located in Greene County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Lyons.
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- This Lyons is located in Clinton County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lyons.
- Linn 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 Iowa community of Lyons [Linn County].
- Kansas
- Miami 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 Lyons [Miami County].
- Rice County
- This Lyons is located in Rice County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Lyons.
- Kentucky
- Larue County
- This Lyons is located in Larue County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larue County community of Lyons.
- Louisiana
- Iberia Parish
- This Lyons is located in Iberia Parish and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Lyons.
- Jackson Parish
- This Lyons is located in Jackson Parish and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the south southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Lyons.
- Michigan
- Clinton 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 Michigan community of Lyons [Clinton County].
- Ionia County
- This Lyons is located in Ionia County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Lyons.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Lyons is located in Laclede County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Lyons.
- Nebraska
- Burt County
- This Lyons is located in Burt County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burt County community of Lyons.
- New Jersey
- Somerset County
- This Lyons is located in Somerset County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Lyons.
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Lyons is located in Wayne County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lyons.
- North Carolina
- Granville County
- This Lyons is located in Granville County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Lyons.
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- This Lyons is located in Morton County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Lyons.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This Lyons is located in Fulton County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lyons.
- Oklahoma
- Adair County
- This Lyons is located in Adair County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Lyons.
- Ontario
- This Lyons lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Lyons is located in Linn County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Lyons.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Lyons is located in Berks County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Lyons.
- South Carolina
- Orangeburg 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 South Carolina community of Lyons [Orangeburg County].
- Tennessee
- Monroe 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 Tennessee community of Lyons [Monroe County].
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Lyons is located in Burleson County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the south of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Lyons.
- Hidalgo County
- This Lyons is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km] to the south of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Lyons.
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Lyons is located in Wise County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Lyons.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Lyons is located in Spokane County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Lyons.
- Wisconsin
- Walworth County
- This Lyons is located in Walworth County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lyons that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Lyons.
- Wyoming
- Fremont 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 Wyoming community of Lyons [Fremont County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyons ...
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.
- Baltic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dell Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Humboldt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
- Skyline Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline Heights is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Split Rock Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Split Rock Heights is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 216 people
How Far From Lyons 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 Lyons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyons and extending to:
- Sioux Falls, which is the Seat of Minnehaha County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lyons to Sioux Falls, with an average speed<4> 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lyons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lyons 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> | 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 Lyons 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 Lyons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7231, Longitude: -96.8680 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.909 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.908 degrees. |
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