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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lakeville
- 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:
- 44.649739, -93.242832
- 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 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- Since Lakeville is near Scott County and also Rice County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for Rice 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 Lakeville ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Lakeville.
Within Minnesota, the name Lakeville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, eighteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Lee County
- This Lakeville is located in Lee County and lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Lakeville.
- Orange 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 Florida community of Lakeville [Orange County].
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Brunswick
- This Lakeville lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota County.
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Lakeville is located in Chenango County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota 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 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the east of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota 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.<2> 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 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the east of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lakeville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Lakeville lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota County.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Lakeville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota 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 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east southeast of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota 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 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota 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 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lakeville.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Lakeville lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Dakota County.
- Wisconsin
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.
- Antlers Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antlers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers Park
- Antlers Park is located in Dakota County
- Apple Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Apple Valley is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Valley <4>
- Castle Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Dakota County
- Cedar Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Credit River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Deer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Eureka Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Grainwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Orchard Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Garden
- Orchard Garden is located in Dakota County
- Prior Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prior Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Lake
- Prior Lake is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prior Lake <4>
- Savage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Savage is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
How Far From Lakeville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city 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:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeville to Hastings, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lakeville: www.ci.lakeville.mn.us/
The official website for Dakota County: www.co.dakota.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6497, Longitude: -93.2428 |
| <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 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 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. |
| <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 Lakeville 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 318.279 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.096 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.715 degrees. |