This Lakefield is located in Jackson Parish and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Lakefield.
Michigan
Saginaw County
This Lakefield is located in Saginaw County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Lakefield.
Minnesota
Jackson County
This Lakefield is located in Jackson County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lakefield.
Quebec
This Lakefield lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Wisconsin
Ozaukee County
This Lakefield is located in Ozaukee County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozaukee County community of Lakefield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakefield ...
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.
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 Lakefield to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakefield and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakefield to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,320 miles [6,952.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakefield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Lakefield 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 Lakefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4237, Longitude: -78.2721
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.20 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.659 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.014 degrees.