Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake City
- 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 Lake City:
- 30.189399, -82.639466
- 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 Lake City
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Lake City is near Suwannee County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suwannee County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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
Communities Also Named Lake City ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Lake City.
Within Florida, the name Lake City is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Modoc County
- This Lake City is located in Modoc County and lies 2,224 miles [3,579.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Lake City.
- Nevada County
- This Lake City is located in Nevada County and lies 2,244 miles [3,611.4 km] to the west northwest of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Lake City.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Barber County
- This Lake City is located in Barber County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barber County community of Lake City.
- Franklin 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 Kansas community of Lake City [Franklin County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Humphreys County
- This Lake City is located in Humphreys County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Lake City.
- Prentiss County
- This Lake City is located in Prentiss County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the northwest of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Lake City.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Lake City is located in Elk County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Lake City.
- Erie County
- This Lake City is located in Erie County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the north of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Lake City.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Marshall County
- This Lake City is located in Marshall County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Lake City.
- Minnehaha 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 Dakota community of Lake City [Minnehaha County].
- Texas
- Washington
- King County
- This Lake City is located in King County and lies 2,412 miles [3,881.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Lake City.
- Pierce County
- This Lake City is located in Pierce County and lies 2,413 miles [3,883.3 km] to the northwest of the Lake City that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Lake City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake City ...
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.
- Bass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Deep Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Columbia County
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Columbia County
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Columbia County
- Lacymark
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Long Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
- Lulu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Lulu is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <5>
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Pouchers Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pouchers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pouchers Corner
- Pouchers Corner is located in Suwannee County
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Union County
How Far From Lake City 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 Lake City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake City and extending to:
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lake City to Tallahassee, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lake City: www.ci.lake-city.fl.us/
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/
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' (or 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- Lake City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1894, Longitude: -82.6395 |
| <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 Lake City 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lake City 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 311.08 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.825 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.472 degrees. |