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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 Lakeview Terrace:
39.705119, -74.277365
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.
We found six communities that share the name Lakeview Terrace.
Within New Jersey, the name Lakeview Terrace is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
This Lakeview Terrace is located in Berkshire County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Ocean County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Lakeview Terrace.
Minnesota
Itasca County
This Lakeview Terrace is located in Itasca County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Ocean County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itasca County community of Lakeview Terrace.
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
This Lakeview Terrace is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Ocean County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Lakeview Terrace.
Stark County
This Lakeview Terrace is located in Stark County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the west northwest of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Ocean County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Lakeview Terrace.
South Carolina
Lexington County
This Lakeview Terrace is located in Lexington County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Ocean County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Lakeview Terrace.
Utah
Davis County
This Lakeview Terrace is located in Davis County and lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Terrace that is located in Ocean County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lakeview Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeview Terrace ...
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.
Cedar Run (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Lakeview Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeview Terrace and extending to:
Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeview Terrace to Toms River, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,326 miles [6,962 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeview Terrace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeview Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7051, Longitude: -74.2774 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Lakeview Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.205 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.654 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.224 degrees.