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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 Lane City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lane City 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 Lane City:
- 29.216084, -96.026346
- 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 Lane City
- 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 Wharton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wharton County
- Since Lane City is near Matagorda County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Matagorda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Lane City
Communities Also Named Lane City ...
We found one communities that are also named Lane City.
Within Texas, the name Lane City is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Lane City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- White Pine 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 Nevada community of Lane City [White Pine County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lane City ...
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.
- Burr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burr is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Four Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glen Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Needville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pledger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
How Far From Lane City 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 Lane City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lane City and extending to:
- Wharton, which is the Seat of Wharton County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lane City to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,862 miles [12,652.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 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 Lane City, 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 '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- Lane City) 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 Lane City 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 Lane City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2161, Longitude: -96.0263 In this case, the coordinates for Lane City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.842 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.679 degrees. |
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