Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cable:
  • 40.860058, -81.448449
  • 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 Cable

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Cable ...

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.

• Clearview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearview is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Crystal Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Edgefield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Grove Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grove Mill is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Mill
• Hills and Dales
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
• Lake Slagle
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lake Slagle is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Slagle
• Lake View Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
• Lincoln Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Parkridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkridge is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
• Ridgedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgedale is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Skyline Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Skyline Hills is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
• Sweetbriar
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetbriar is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
• Tower Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tower Terrace is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Terrace

How Far From Lake Cable 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 community such as Lake Cable 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 Cable and extending to:

• Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Cable to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,993 miles [9,644.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,592 miles [7,390.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'