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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 Shore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Shore 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 Shore:
    • 30.281073, -81.725931
    • 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 Shore
  • 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 Shore ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Lake Shore.

Within Florida, the name Lake Shore is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Lake Shore.
    • Colorado
      • Hinsdale County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hinsdale County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinsdale County community of Lake Shore.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Hall County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Lake Shore.
    • Indiana
      • Porter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lake Shore [Porter County].
    • Kansas
      • Ellsworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lake Shore [Ellsworth County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lake Shore.
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Lake Shore [Orleans Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lake Shore.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lake Shore [Allegan County].
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Lake Shore.
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Cass County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lake Shore.
      • Ramsey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lake Shore [Ramsey County].
    • Missouri
      • Buchanan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Lake Shore [Buchanan County].
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Horry County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Lake Shore.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Roane County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Lake Shore.
    • Texas
      • Brown County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Brown County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Lake Shore.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Lake Shore [Davis County].
      • Utah County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Utah County and lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Lake Shore.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Clark County and lies 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Duval County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lake Shore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Shore ...

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.

  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Duval County
  • Enchanted Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Park
    • Enchanted Park is located in Duval County
  • Grand Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
    • Grand Crossing is located in Duval County
  • Grand Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Park
    • Grand Park is located in Duval County
  • Hart Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Haven
    • Hart Haven is located in Duval County
  • John H McIntosh Grant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John H McIntosh Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John H McIntosh Grant
    • John H McIntosh Grant is located in Duval County
  • Magnolia Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
    • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
  • Spring Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
    • Spring Glen is located in Duval County
  • Sweetwater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Duval County

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

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

  • Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Shore to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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 Shore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2811, Longitude: -81.7259       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Shore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Shore 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.
<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 Shore 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 310.587 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.269 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.139 degrees.




 

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