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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Loch Lomond
  • 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 Loch Lomond ...

We found eight communities that share the name Loch Lomond.

There is one other community in Florida which is also named Loch Lomond.

Beyond Florida, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Lake
    • Georges Lake is located in Putnam County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Louise is located in Alachua County
  • Mannville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Mannville is located in Putnam County
  • Orange Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
    • Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Bradford County
  • 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loch Lomond. 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: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loch Lomond) to Point B.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).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Loch Lomond 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 310.716 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.352 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.347 degrees.




 

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