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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 Lacy - Lakeview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lacy - Lakeview 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 Lacy - Lakeview:
- 31.626263, -97.106013
- 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 Lacy - Lakeview
- 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 McLennan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Since Lacy - Lakeview is near Hill County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Lacy - Lakeview
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacy - Lakeview ...
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.
- Beverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Elk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Elm Mott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hallsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rogers Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Hill is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hill
- Tours
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tours is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Woodway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lacy - Lakeview to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Lacy - Lakeview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lacy - Lakeview and extending to:
- Waco, which is the Seat of McLennan County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lacy - Lakeview to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,788 miles [12,533.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lacy - Lakeview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lacy - Lakeview 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 Lacy - Lakeview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6263, Longitude: -97.1060 In this case, the coordinates for Lacy - Lakeview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.994 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.918 degrees. |
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