Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lankner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lankner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lankner
- 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 Lankner:
- 46.913709, -123.322097
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lankner
- 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 Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since Lankner is near Thurston County and also Pacific County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- eBird sighting report for Pacific 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lankner ...
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.
- Bordeaux ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
- Brady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Fuller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hillgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Thurston County
- Sine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
- Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
How Far From Lankner 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 Lankner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lankner and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lankner to Montesano, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lankner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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- Lankner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lankner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9137, Longitude: -123.3221 In this case, the coordinates for Lankner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lankner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.311 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.459 degrees. |