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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 Lakeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeville 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 Lakeville:
    • 26.760901, -81.923420
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Lakeville
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Lakeville is near Charlotte County and also DeSoto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Lakeville

Communities Also Named Lakeville ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Lakeville.

There is one other community in Florida that is also named Lakeville.

Beyond Florida, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Florida ...
    • Orange 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 Florida community of Lakeville [Orange County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Lakeville is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,472 miles [3,978.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Lakeville.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Lakeville is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Lakeville.
    • Indiana
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Lakeville is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Lakeville.
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This Lakeville is located in Magoffin County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<2> to the north of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Lakeville.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Lakeville is located in Penobscot County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Lakeville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Lakeville is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Lakeville.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Lakeville is located in Oakland County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<2> to the north of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Lakeville.
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • This Lakeville is located in Dakota County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Lakeville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lakeville lies 1,560 miles [2,510.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Lakeville is located in Chenango County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Lakeville.
      • Livingston County
      • This Lakeville is located in Livingston County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the north of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Lakeville.
      • Nassau 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 New York community of Lakeville [Nassau County].
      • Orange County
      • This Lakeville is located in Orange County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km] to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lakeville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Lakeville lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Lakeville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the north of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Lakeville.
      • Holmes County
      • This Lakeville is located in Holmes County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the north of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Lakeville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Lakeville is located in Crawford County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<2> to the north of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Lakeville.
      • Wayne County
      • This Lakeville is located in Wayne County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lakeville.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Lakeville lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Lee County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Chippewa 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 Wisconsin community of Lakeville [Chippewa County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeville ...

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.

  • Biggar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
  • Fishermens Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
  • Harbor View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Harbour Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
  • Page Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Page Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Park
  • Palm and Pine Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Palm and Pine Park is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm and Pine Park
  • Pirate Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pirate Harbor is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Harbor
  • Ridge Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ridge Harbor is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Harbor
  • Samville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Samville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samville
  • Tuckers Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckers Corner is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corner
  • Whiskey Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Whiskey Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Creek

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

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

  • Fort Myers, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeville to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,214 miles [8,391.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Lakeville 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lakeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7609, Longitude: -81.9234       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.454 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.629 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.964 degrees.