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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 Geneva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Geneva 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 Geneva:
    • 29.771224, -82.011286
    • 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 Geneva
  • 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 Geneva ...

We found two communities that share the name Lake Geneva.

Within Florida, the name Lake Geneva is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Switzerland 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 Lake Geneva [Switzerland County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Lake Geneva that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Lake Geneva.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Geneva ...

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.

  • Campville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Campville
    • From Lake Geneva to Campville
  • Edgar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Florahome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Georges Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Lake
    • Georges Lake is located in Putnam County
  • Graham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grove Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Alachua County
  • Keystone Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Louise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Louise is located in Alachua County
  • Mannville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Mannville is located in Putnam County
  • Orange Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
    • Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Waldo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Green Cove Springs, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Geneva to Green Cove Springs, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

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

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 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 Lake Geneva 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Geneva) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Geneva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7712, Longitude: -82.0113    
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Geneva 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 310.713 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.344 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.353 degrees.




 

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