Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lakemont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakemont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lakemont
- 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 Lakemont:
- 42.516182, -76.928017
- 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 Lakemont
- 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 Yates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yates County
- Since Lakemont is near Schuyler County and also Seneca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- eBird sighting report for Seneca 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 Lakemont ...
We found ten communities that share the name Lakemont.
Within New York, the name Lakemont is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Highlands County
- This Lakemont is located in Highlands County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakemont that is located in Yates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highlands County community of Lakemont.
- Hillsborough County
- This Lakemont is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km] to the south southwest of the Lakemont that is located in Yates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lakemont.
- Georgia
- Rabun County
- This Lakemont is located in Rabun County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakemont that is located in Yates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of Lakemont.
- Richmond 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 Georgia community of Lakemont [Richmond County].
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakemont ...
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.
- Cat Elbow Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Elbow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Elbow Corner
- Cat Elbow Corner is located in Seneca County
- Crystal Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Crystal Spring is located in Yates County
- Dundee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Yates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
- Hector
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Hector is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>
- Himrod
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himrod
- Himrod is located in Yates County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Himrod <4>
- Irelandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irelandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelandville
- Irelandville is located in Schuyler County
- Porter Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Corner
- Porter Corner is located in Yates County
- Randall Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Crossing
- Randall Crossing is located in Yates County
- Reading Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Center
- Reading Center is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading Center <4>
- Rock Stream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Stream
- Rock Stream is located in Yates County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Stream <4>
How Far From Lakemont 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 Lakemont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakemont and extending to:
- Penn Yan, which is the Seat of Yates County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakemont to Penn Yan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,335 miles [6,976.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakemont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakemont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5162, Longitude: -76.9280 In this case, the coordinates for Lakemont 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 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 Lakemont 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 Lakemont 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 307.536 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.606 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.19 degrees. |