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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 LaSalle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to LaSalle 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 LaSalle:
    • 31.533227, -96.418865
    • 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 LaSalle
  • 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
    • Since LaSalle is near Freestone County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Freestone County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 LaSalle

Communities Also Named LaSalle ...

We found three communities that are also named LaSalle.

Within Texas, the name LaSalle is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Iberia Parish
      • This LaSalle is located in Iberia Parish and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the LaSalle that is located in Limestone County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of LaSalle.
    • Ontario
      • This LaSalle lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the LaSalle that is located in Limestone County.
    • Quebec
      • This LaSalle lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the LaSalle that is located in Limestone County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near LaSalle ...

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.

  • Bi-Stone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bi-Stone is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bi-Stone
  • Box Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Box Church is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Church
  • Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Center is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Cotton Gin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Davis Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Prairie
  • Fair Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Forest Glade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
  • Freestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Lost Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
  • Personville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
  • Prairie Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Red Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hill is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill

How Far From LaSalle 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 LaSalle to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in LaSalle and extending to:

  • Groesbeck, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the West.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from LaSalle to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- LaSalle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5332, Longitude: -96.4189       In this case, the coordinates for LaSalle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.526 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.841 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.627 degrees.