Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Village
- 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 Village:
- 34.027643, -81.443991
- 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 Lake Village
- 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Since Lake Village is near Saluda County and also Newberry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- eBird sighting report for Newberry 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 Lake Village ...
We found eight communities that share the name Lake Village.
Within South Carolina, the name Lake Village is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- This Lake Village is located in Chicot County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Village that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Lake Village.
- California
- Riverside County
- This Lake Village is located in Riverside County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Village that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Lake Village.
- Indiana
- Newton County
- This Lake Village is located in Newton County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Village that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Lake Village.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lake Village that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Lake Village.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Lake Village is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lake Village that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lake Village.
- Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Lake Village [Prince George's County].
- New Hampshire
- Belknap 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 Hampshire community of Lake Village [Belknap County].
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Lake Village is located in Hamilton County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Village that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lake Village.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Village ...
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.
- Climax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Clubhouse Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Hollow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Hollow Creek is located in Lexington County
- Hollys Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollys Ferry
- Hollys Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jug Hole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mallard Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Mallard Bay is located in Lexington County
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point is located in Lexington County
- Priceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Lexington County
- Red Star
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Ridge Road Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Road Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Crossroads
- Ridge Road Crossroads is located in Lexington County
How Far From Lake Village 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 Lake Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Village and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Village to Lexington, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Lake Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0276, Longitude: -81.4440 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Village 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lake Village 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lake Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.556 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.764 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.079 degrees. |