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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 Forest Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Lake 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 Forest Lake:
    • 38.817959, -122.717767
    • 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 Forest Lake
  • 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 Forest Lake ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Forest Lake.

There is one other community in California which is also named Forest Lake.

Beyond California, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • San Joaquin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Forest Lake [San Joaquin County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,990 miles [3,202.6 km]<2> to the east of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Forest Lake.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Bibb County and lies 2,204 miles [3,547 km]<2> to the east of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Forest Lake.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Lake County and lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Forest Lake.
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Forest Lake [Hendricks County].
    • Kansas
      • Wyandotte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Forest Lake [Wyandotte County].
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Harford County and lies 2,452 miles [3,946.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Forest Lake.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Forest Lake [Hampden County].
    • Michigan
      • Alger County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Alger County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Forest Lake.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Washington County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest Lake.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Forest Lake [Cheshire County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County and lies 2,439 miles [3,925.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Forest Lake.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Greenwood County and lies 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km]<2> to the east of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Forest Lake.
      • Horry County
      • This Forest Lake is located in Horry County and lies 2,449 miles [3,941.3 km] to the east of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Forest Lake.
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Forest Lake [Richland County].
      • York County
      • This Forest Lake is located in York County and lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km] to the east of the Forest Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Forest Lake.
    • Texas
      • Brazos County
      • Although located in Brazos County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Forest Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Lake ...

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.

  • Black Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oaks
    • Black Oaks is located in Sonoma County
  • Bonanza Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Springs
    • Bonanza Springs is located in Lake County
  • Glenview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Lake County
  • Hidden Valley Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
    • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
  • Howard Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
    • Howard Springs is located in Lake County
  • Lower Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercuryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
    • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
  • Sunrise Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Vista
    • Sunrise Vista is located in Lake County
  • Twin Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Whispering Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Lake County

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

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

  • Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Lake to Lakeport, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,429 miles [3,909.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 95 days and walking would take 138 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,118 miles [13,064.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Forest Lake 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Forest Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8180, Longitude: -122.7178       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Forest Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.563 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.636 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.35 degrees.




 

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