Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake View and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake View
- 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 View:
- 42.307784, -95.052449
- 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 View
- 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 Sac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sac County
- Since Lake View is near Carroll County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Lake View ...
We found 39 communities that share the name Lake View.
Within Iowa, the name Lake View is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington 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 Alabama community of Lake View [Covington County].
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Lake View.
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lake View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<2> to the southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lake View.
- Seminole County
- This Lake View is located in Seminole County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Lake View.
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Lake View is located in Franklin County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lake View.
- Porter County
- This Lake View is located in Porter County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the east of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Lake View.
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Lake View [Cowley County].
- McPherson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in McPherson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Lake View.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Lake 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 Minnesota community of Lake View [Lake County].
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lake View [Saint Louis County].
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Erie County
- This Lake View is located in Erie County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<2> to the east of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Lake View.
- Madison 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 Lake View [Madison County].
- Saratoga County
- This Lake View is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the east of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Lake View.
- North Carolina
- Franklin County
- This Lake View is located in Franklin County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lake View.
- Person County
- This Lake View is located in Person County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km] to the east southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Lake View.
- Ohio
- Quebec
- This Lake View lies 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- South Carolina
- Aiken 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 South Carolina community of Lake View [Aiken County].
- Chester County
- This Lake View is located in Chester County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Lake View.
- Dillon County
- This Lake View is located in Dillon County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km] to the east southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Lake View.
- Texas
- Cherokee County
- This Lake View is located in Cherokee County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the south of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lake View.
- Rusk County
- This Lake View is located in Rusk County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the south of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Lake View.
- Val Verde County
- This Lake View is located in Val Verde County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the south southwest of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Lake View.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Clarke 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 Virginia community of Lake View [Clarke County].
- Salem City
- This Lake View is located in Salem City and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Lake View.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Lake View is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km] to the east southeast of the Lake View that is located in Sac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Lake View.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake View ...
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.
- Arthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Early
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Early is located in Sac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Early
- From Lake View to Early
- Hart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Herring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Herring is located in Sac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Herring
- From Lake View to Herring
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake City
- From Lake View to Lake City
- Maple River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River
- Maple River is located in Carroll County
- Sac City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City
- Sac City is located in Sac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,036 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sac City <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sac City
- From Lake View to Sac City
- Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
- Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
How Far From Lake View 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 city such as Lake View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake View and extending to:
- Sac City, which is the Seat of Sac County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake View to Des Moines, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lake View: www.lakeview-ia.com/
The official website for Sac County: www.saccounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 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 View 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3078, Longitude: -95.0524 |
| <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 Lake View, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.508 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.196 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.244 degrees. |