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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 Lost Nation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost Nation 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 Lost Nation:
- 44.696996, -71.843705
- 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 Lost Nation
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Lost Nation is near Caledonia County and also Orleans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Lost Nation
Communities Also Named Lost Nation ...
We found four communities that are also named Lost Nation.
Within Vermont, the name Lost Nation is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Lost Nation is located in Ogle County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lost Nation that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Lost Nation.
- Iowa
- Clinton County
- This Lost Nation is located in Clinton County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the west of the Lost Nation that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lost Nation.
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- This Lost Nation is located in Coos County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lost Nation that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Lost Nation.
- Ontario
- This Lost Nation lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lost Nation that is located in Essex County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost Nation ...
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.
- Bullthroat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bullthroat is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullthroat
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Georges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georges is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
- Hartwellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwellville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwellville
- Island Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maidstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Masons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
- Moccasin Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
- Tinkerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tinkerville is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Victory is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
How Far From Lost Nation 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 Lost Nation to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost Nation and extending to:
- Guildhall, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lost Nation to Guildhall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,040 miles [6,501.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Lost Nation) 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 Lost Nation 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 Lost Nation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6970, Longitude: -71.8437 In this case, the coordinates for Lost Nation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.089 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.717 degrees. |
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