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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lakeport:
    • 43.145346, -75.871858
    • 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 Lakeport
  • 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Lakeport is near Onondaga County and also Oswego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Onondaga County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oswego 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 Lakeport

Communities Also Named Lakeport ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Lakeport.

Within New York, the name Lakeport is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Lakeport is located in Chicot County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakeport that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Lakeport.
    • California
      • Lake County
      • This Lakeport is located in Lake County and lies 2,432 miles [3,913.9 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeport that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lakeport.
    • Florida
      • Glades County
      • This Lakeport is located in Glades County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakeport that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glades County community of Lakeport.
    • Iowa
      • Woodbury 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 Iowa community of Lakeport [Woodbury County].
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeport that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Lakeport.
    • New Hampshire
      • Belknap County
      • This Lakeport is located in Belknap County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeport that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Lakeport.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Lakeport.
    • Oregon
      • Curry County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Lakeport [Curry County].
    • South Dakota
      • Yankton County
      • This Lakeport is located in Yankton County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeport that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yankton County community of Lakeport.
    • Texas
      • Gregg County
      • This Lakeport is located in Gregg County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakeport that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Lakeport.
    • Wisconsin
      • Pepin County
      • This Lakeport is located in Pepin County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeport that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pepin County community of Lakeport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeport ...

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.

  • Clockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottons is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons
  • Eagle Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
  • Edgewater Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • Fish Creek Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish Creek Station is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Station
  • Jewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Kirkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Crossing is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
  • Maple Flats
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Maple Flats is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Flats
  • Messenger Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Messenger Bay is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Bay
  • Oniontown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oniontown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
  • Polkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Polkville is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sulphur Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs has also been known as:
      • Chittenango Springs
    • Tall Pines Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tall Pines Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines Village
    • Valentines Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Valentines Beach is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines Beach
    • Weaver Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Weaver Corner is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Corner

How Far From Lakeport 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 Lakeport to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeport and extending to:

  • Wampsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeport to Wampsville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 299 miles [481.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,267 miles [6,867.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lakeport 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>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 Lakeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Lakeport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1453, Longitude: -75.8719       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.814 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.894 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.415 degrees.