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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 Eagle Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle 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 Eagle Lake:
    • 27.97894, -81.756846
    • 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 Eagle 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 Eagle Lake ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Eagle Lake.

Within Florida, the name Eagle Lake is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Will County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle Lake that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Eagle Lake.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko 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 Indiana community of Eagle Lake [Kosciusko County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eagle Lake that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Eagle Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Cass 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 Michigan community of Eagle Lake [Cass County].
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eagle Lake [Oakland County].
      • Van Buren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eagle Lake [Van Buren County].
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle Lake that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Eagle Lake.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren 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 Mississippi community of Eagle Lake [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Essex 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 New York community of Eagle Lake [Essex County].
    • Ontario
      • This Eagle Lake lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the north of the Eagle Lake that is located in Polk County.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Colorado County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the west of the Eagle Lake that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Eagle Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Racine County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle Lake that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Eagle Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle 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.

  • Cypress Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dundee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gordonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Polk County
  • Jones Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
    • Jones Corner is located in Polk County
  • Lake Alfred
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lyle Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Corner
    • Lyle Corner is located in Polk County
  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Polk County
  • Tranquility Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tranquility Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility Park
    • Tranquility Park is located in Polk County
  • Winter Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Lake to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Eagle Lake: www.eaglelake-fla.com/

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9789, Longitude: -81.7568    
<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 Eagle 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Eagle Lake 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 310.462 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.806 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.663 degrees.




 

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