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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 Lake Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest:
    • 25.977592, -80.183102
    • 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 Forest
  • 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 Forest ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Lake Forest.

There are two communities within Florida that are also named Lake Forest.

Beyond Florida, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Duval County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Duval County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Lake Forest.
    • Hillsborough County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lake Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin 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 Alabama community of Lake Forest [Baldwin County].
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Lake Forest.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Orange County and lies 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lake Forest.
      • Placer County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Placer County and lies 2,471 miles [3,976.7 km] to the west northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Lake Forest.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Cherokee County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lake Forest.
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Gwinnett County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km] to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Lake Forest.
      • Hall County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Hall County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km] to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Lake Forest.
      • Oconee County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Oconee County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Lake Forest.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Lake County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lake Forest.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Lake Forest [Jefferson Parish].
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Lake Forest is located in Orleans Parish and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Lake Forest.
    • Manitoba
      • This Lake Forest lies 1,926 miles [3,099.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lake Forest.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim 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 Lake Forest [Antrim County].
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Warren County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lake Forest.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris 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 Jersey community of Lake Forest [Morris County].
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Lake Forest.
      • New Hanover County
      • This Lake Forest is located in New Hanover County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the north northeast of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Lake Forest.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the north of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Lake Forest.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Spartanburg County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the north of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Lake Forest.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Hamilton County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lake Forest.
    • Texas
      • Harris 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 Texas community of Lake Forest [Harris County].
      • Tarrant County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Lake Forest.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Lake Forest is located in Suffolk City and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Lake Forest.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Lake Forest is located in Waukesha County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Forest that is located in Broward County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Lake Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Forest ...

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.

  • Carol City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastern Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Shores
    • Eastern Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Golden Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
    • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Golden Glades
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Glades have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Glades
    • Golden Glades is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Golden Isles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Isles
    • Golden Isles is located in Broward County
  • Golden Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Shores
    • Golden Shores is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Playland Isles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playland Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Isles
    • Playland Isles is located in Broward County
  • Sun Swept Isles
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Swept Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Swept Isles
    • Sun Swept Isles is located in Broward County
  • Sunshine Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
    • Sunshine Park is located in Broward County

How Far From Lake Forest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fort Lauderdale, which is the Seat of Broward County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Forest to Fort Lauderdale, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lake Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.9776, Longitude: -80.1831       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest 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 309.514 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.437 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.614 degrees.




 

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