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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 Landergin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Landergin 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 Landergin:
- 35.269499, -102.557986
- 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 Landergin
- 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 Oldham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oldham County
- Since Landergin is near Deaf Smith County and also Quay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deaf Smith County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quay 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 Landergin
Communities Also Named Landergin ...
We found one communities that are also named Landergin.
Within Texas, the name Landergin is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Landergin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Landergin [Greenwood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Landergin ...
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.
- Bushland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corner Windmill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corner Windmill is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
- Everett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ford is located in Deaf Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Knoblaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knoblaw is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoblaw
- Partwood Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Partwood Crossing is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partwood Crossing
- Rain Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rain Place is located in Quay County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Place
- Strip Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Strip Crossing is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip Crossing
How Far From Landergin 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 community such as Landergin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Landergin and extending to:
- Vega, which is the Seat of Oldham County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Landergin to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 26 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Landergin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Landergin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Landergin 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 Landergin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2695, Longitude: -102.5580 In this case, the coordinates for Landergin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.259 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.875 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.145 degrees. |
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