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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 Loch Lomond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loch Lomond and the surrounding area.
- 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 Loch Lomond:
- 29.801632, -82.013434
- 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 Loch Lomond
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Loch Lomond is near Bradford County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Loch Lomond
Communities Also Named Loch Lomond ...
We found eight communities that are also named Loch Lomond.
There is one other community in Florida that is also named Loch Lomond.
Beyond Florida, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Broward County
- This Loch Lomond is located in Broward County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Loch Lomond that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Loch Lomond.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lake County
- This Loch Lomond is located in Lake County and lies 2,382 miles [3,833.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loch Lomond that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Loch Lomond.
- Illinois
- Lake 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 Illinois community of Loch Lomond [Lake County].
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- This Loch Lomond is located in Union Parish and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loch Lomond that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Loch Lomond.
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This Loch Lomond is located in Yazoo County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loch Lomond that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Loch Lomond.
- New Brunswick
- This Loch Lomond lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Loch Lomond that is located in Clay County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Loch Lomond lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Loch Lomond that is located in Clay County.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Loch Lomond that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Loch Lomond.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loch Lomond ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Edgar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Florahome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georges Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georges Lake is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Lake
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keystone Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Louise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Mannville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mannville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
- Orange Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Loch Lomond 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 Loch Lomond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loch Lomond and extending to:
- Green Cove Springs, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loch Lomond to Green Cove Springs, with an average speed<4> 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 142 miles [228.5 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Loch Lomond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Loch Lomond 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> | 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 Loch Lomond 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 Loch Lomond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8016, Longitude: -82.0134 In this case, the coordinates for Loch Lomond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.352 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.347 degrees. |
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