Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lakeport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lakeport
- 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 Lakeport:
- 26.975512, -81.127986
- 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 Lakeport
- 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 Glades County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Glades County
- Since Lakeport is near Highlands County and also Hendry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Highlands County
- eBird sighting report for Hendry 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 Lakeport ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Lakeport.
Within Florida, the name Lakeport is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Iowa
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Ontario
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeport ...
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.
- Bear Hollow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hollow
- Bear Hollow is located in Highlands County
- Childs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Hall City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Harlem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Hendry County
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Glades County
- Hooker Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Point
- Hooker Point is located in Hendry County
- Liberty Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Point
- Liberty Point is located in Glades County
- Monkey Box
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkey Box have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Sugar Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Sugar Junction is located in Hendry County
How Far From Lakeport 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 Lakeport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeport and extending to:
- Moore Haven, which is the Seat of Glades County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeport to Moore Haven, 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 305 miles [490.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 856 miles [1,377.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeport. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.9755, Longitude: -81.1280 |
| <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 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 Lakeport 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 Lakeport, 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 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 Lakeport 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 310.064 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.208 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.681 degrees. |