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

When in Loch Lomond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loch Lomond 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 Loch Lomond:
    • 38.863235, -122.719433
    • 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 Loch Lomond
  • 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 Loch Lomond ...

We found eight communities that share the name Loch Lomond.

Within California, the name Loch Lomond is unique.

Beyond California, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Loch Lomond is located in Broward County and lies 2,599 miles [4,182.7 km]<1> to the east of the Loch Lomond that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Loch Lomond.
      • Clay County
      • This Loch Lomond is located in Clay County and lies 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km] to the east of the Loch Lomond that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Loch Lomond.
    • Illinois
      • Lake 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 Illinois community of Loch Lomond [Lake County].
    • Louisiana
      • Union Parish
      • This Loch Lomond is located in Union Parish and lies 1,756 miles [2,826 km]<1> to the east of the Loch Lomond that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Loch Lomond.
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Loch Lomond is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the east of the Loch Lomond that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Loch Lomond.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Loch Lomond lies 2,885 miles [4,643 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Loch Lomond that is located in Lake County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Loch Lomond lies 3,128 miles [5,034 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Loch Lomond that is located in Lake County.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County and lies 2,408 miles [3,875.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Loch Lomond that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Loch Lomond.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loch Lomond ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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
  • Clearlake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
  • Glenview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Lake County
  • Howard Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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 Loch Lomond 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 Loch Lomond to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lakeport, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loch Lomond to Lakeport, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 69 miles [111 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,115 miles [13,059.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loch Lomond. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loch Lomond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loch Lomond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8632, Longitude: -122.7194       In this case, the coordinates for Loch Lomond 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Loch Lomond 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Loch Lomond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.568 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.646 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.351 degrees.




 

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