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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 Lyndhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyndhurst and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lyndhurst:
    • 44.841921, -88.812605
    • 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 Lyndhurst
  • 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

Communities Also Named Lyndhurst ...

We found five communities that share the name Lyndhurst.

Within Wisconsin, the name Lyndhurst is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Bergen County
      • This Lyndhurst is located in Bergen County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyndhurst that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Lyndhurst.
    • Ohio
      • Cuyahoga County
      • This Lyndhurst is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyndhurst that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Lyndhurst.
    • Ontario
      • This Lyndhurst lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lyndhurst that is located in Shawano County.
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lyndhurst [Barnwell County].
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This Lyndhurst is located in Augusta County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lyndhurst that is located in Shawano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Lyndhurst.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyndhurst ...

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.

  • Buckbee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckbee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
    • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
  • Embarrass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embarrass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
    • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Five Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Shawano County
  • Hunting
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
    • Hunting is located in Shawano County
  • Legend Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legend Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
    • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Red River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
    • Red River is located in Shawano County
  • Split Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
    • Split Rock is located in Shawano County

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

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

  • Shawano, which is the Seat of Shawano County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lyndhurst to Shawano, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,828 miles [10,988.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyndhurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyndhurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyndhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8419, Longitude: -88.8126       In this case, the coordinates for Lyndhurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lyndhurst could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Lyndhurst 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 315.189 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.61 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.281 degrees.









 

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