Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lake James, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake James and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake James

• 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 James:
  • 41.705050, -85.048299
  • 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 Lake James

• 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
  • Since Lake James is near Branch County and also LaGrange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Branch County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for LaGrange 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 Lake James

Communities Also Named Lake James ...

We found one communities that are also named Lake James.

Within Indiana, the name Lake James is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Lake James in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Hidalgo County
    • Although located in Hidalgo County, we don't know the location within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Lake James.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake James ...

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.

• Canada Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
• Crooked Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crooked Lake is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake
• Flint
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Glen Eden
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Glen Eden is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
• Indian Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jamestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Kinderhook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kinderhook is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Moonlight
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Moonlight is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
• Nevada Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
• Panama
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Panama is located in Steuben County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
• Pearl Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pearl Beach is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Beach

How Far From Lake James to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake James to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake James and extending to:

• Angola, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lake James to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'