Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lassater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lassater and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lassater

• 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 Lassater:
  • 32.834025, -94.502699
  • 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 Lassater

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Lassater is near Cass County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Lassater

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lassater ...

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.

• Caves Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Caves Spring is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Spring
• Hall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hall is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Kellyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellyville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Love
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Love is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
• Prospect
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rock Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Island is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Rock Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Victory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
• Warlock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Warlock is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warlock

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lassater and extending to:

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lassater to Jefferson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'