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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 ...
  • 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:
    • 40.656171, -82.127098
    • 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
  • 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.

There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Lakeville.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ohio ...
    • Ashtabula County
      • This Lakeville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Lakeville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Lakeville is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Lakeville.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Lakeville is located in Litchfield County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Lakeville.
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • This Lakeville is located in Lee County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the south of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes 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
      • Saint Joseph County
      • This Lakeville is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Lakeville.
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This Lakeville is located in Magoffin County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Lakeville.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Lakeville is located in Penobscot County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Lakeville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Lakeville is located in Plymouth County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Lakeville.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Lakeville is located in Oakland County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Lakeville.
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota County
      • This Lakeville is located in Dakota County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Lakeville.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lakeville lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Lakeville is located in Chenango County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes 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 273 miles [439.4 km] to the northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes 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 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lakeville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Lakeville lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Crawford County
      • This Lakeville is located in Crawford County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes 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 360 miles [579.4 km] to the east of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lakeville.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Lakeville lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeville that is located in Holmes County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Chippewa 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 Wisconsin community of Lakeville [Chippewa County].

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.

  • Big Prairie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
    • Big Prairie is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Prairie <4>
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Funk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Funk is located in Wayne County
  • Hard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard
    • Hard is located in Holmes County
  • Lake Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
    • Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
  • Miley Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
    • Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Mohicanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohicanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohicanville
    • Mohicanville is located in Ashland County
  • Paint Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
    • Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
  • Perrysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Wayne County
  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Welcome is located in Holmes County

How Far From Lakeville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:

  • Millersburg, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeville to Millersburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five 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 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,629 miles [7,449.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Holmes County: www.holmescounty.com/gov/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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- 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: 40.6562, Longitude: -82.1271       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeville 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 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 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 310.904 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.132 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.32 degrees.









 

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