Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Salle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Salle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for La Salle
- 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 La Salle:
- 28.791658, -96.669145
- 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 La Salle
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since La Salle is near Victoria County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Victoria County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 La Salle ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name La Salle.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named La Salle.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Calhoun County
- La Salle County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Manitoba
- This La Salle lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<2> to the north of the La Salle that is located in Jackson County.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- New York
- Ontario
- This La Salle lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the La Salle that is located in Jackson County.
- Quebec
- This La Salle lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the La Salle that is located in Jackson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Salle ...
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.
- Clark Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Station
- Clark Station is located in Calhoun County
- Edna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Edna is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <4>
- Inez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
- Matilda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Matilda is located in Jackson County
- Point Comfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <4>
- Red Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sixmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Weedhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
- Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
How Far From La Salle 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 La Salle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Salle and extending to:
- Edna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from La Salle to Edna, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,911 miles [12,731.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Salle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 La Salle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Salle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Salle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7917, Longitude: -96.6691 In this case, the coordinates for La Salle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 La Salle 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 319.277 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.198 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.98 degrees. |