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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 Indian Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Lake 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 Indian Lake:
    • 39.239270, -78.281670
    • 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 Indian Lake
  • 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 Indian Lake ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Indian Lake.

Within Virginia, the name Indian Lake is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Indian Lake that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Indian Lake.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Paulding County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Indian Lake that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Indian Lake.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb 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 Indiana community of Indian Lake [DeKalb County].
      • Marion County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Marion County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Lake that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Indian Lake.
    • Kentucky
      • Hancock 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 Kentucky community of Indian Lake [Hancock County].
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Cass County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Indian Lake that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Indian Lake.
      • Kalamazoo 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 Michigan community of Indian Lake [Kalamazoo County].
      • Oscoda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Indian Lake [Oscoda County].
    • Missouri
      • Crawford 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 Missouri community of Indian Lake [Crawford County].
    • New Jersey
      • Morris 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 Jersey community of Indian Lake [Morris County].
    • New York
      • Hamilton County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Hamilton County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Indian Lake that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Indian Lake.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Somerset County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Indian Lake that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Indian Lake.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Cameron County and lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Lake that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Indian Lake.
      • Newton County
      • Although located in Newton County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Indian Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Lake ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
  • Chambersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
    • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
  • Cross Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
    • Gore is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <4>
  • Hayfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
    • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
  • Hill Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
    • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
  • Indian Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
    • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
  • Nordic Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nordic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
    • Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
  • Rolling Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rolling Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Round Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
  • Stonewall Orchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
    • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
  • Wildwood Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Hills
    • Wildwood Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Woodchuck Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodchuck Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights
    • Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Lake to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,935 miles [9,551.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 from Point A (ie- Indian Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2393, Longitude: -78.2817       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Lake 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Indian Lake 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 Indian Lake 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 308.609 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.309 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.113 degrees.




 

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