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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 Laconia:
35.282306, -89.252013
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.
We found six communities that are also named Laconia.
Within Tennessee, the name Laconia is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Desha County
This Laconia is located in Desha County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the southwest of the Laconia that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Laconia.
Indiana
Harrison County
This Laconia is located in Harrison County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laconia that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Laconia.
Kansas
Meade County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Meade County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Laconia.
New Hampshire
Belknap County
This Laconia is located in Belknap County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laconia that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Laconia.
Nova Scotia
This Laconia lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laconia that is located in Fayette County.
Virginia
Charlotte County
This Laconia is located in Charlotte County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laconia that is located in Fayette County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Laconia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laconia ...
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.
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 Laconia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laconia and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Laconia to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Laconia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Laconia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Laconia 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 Laconia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2823, Longitude: -89.2520 In this case, the coordinates for Laconia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.294 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.40 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.949 degrees.