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we pass this GPS location for Lake View:
37.297634, -80.076708
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We found 39 communities that share the name Lake View.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Lake View.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Clarke County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lake View [Clarke County].
Virginia Beach City
This Lake View is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Lake View.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Covington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Lake View [Covington County].
Tuscaloosa County
This Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Lake View.
Arkansas
Craighead County
This Lake View is located in Craighead County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Lake View.
California
Santa Barbara County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lake View [Santa Barbara County].
Colorado
Gilpin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lake View [Gilpin County].
Connecticut
Middlesex County
This Lake View is located in Middlesex County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Lake View.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Lake View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lake View.
Seminole County
This Lake View is located in Seminole County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Lake View.
Idaho
Kootenai County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Lake View [Kootenai County].
Indiana
Franklin County
This Lake View is located in Franklin County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lake View.
Porter County
This Lake View is located in Porter County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Lake View.
Iowa
Sac County
This Lake View is located in Sac County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sac County community of Lake View.
Kansas
Cowley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lake View [Cowley County].
McPherson County
This community is historic<3> and although located in McPherson County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Lake View.
Louisiana
Washington Parish
This Lake View is located in Washington Parish and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Lake View.
Maine
Piscataquis County
This Lake View is located in Piscataquis County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Lake View.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Lake View is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lake View.
Minnesota
Lake County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lake View [Lake County].
Saint Louis 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 Minnesota community of Lake View [Saint Louis County].
Mississippi
DeSoto County
This Lake View is located in DeSoto County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Lake View.
New Hampshire
Carroll County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Lake View [Carroll County].
New Jersey
Passaic County
This Lake View is located in Passaic County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Passaic County community of Lake View.
New York
Erie County
This Lake View is located in Erie County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Lake View.
Madison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lake View [Madison County].
Saratoga County
This Lake View is located in Saratoga County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Lake View.
North Carolina
Franklin County
This Lake View is located in Franklin County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lake View.
Person County
This Lake View is located in Person County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Lake View.
Ohio
Knox County
This Lake View is located in Knox County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<2> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Lake View.
Quebec
This Lake View lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<2> to the north northeast.
South Carolina
Aiken County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lake View [Aiken County].
Chester County
This Lake View is located in Chester County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Lake View.
Dillon County
This Lake View is located in Dillon County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the south southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Lake View.
Texas
Cherokee County
This Lake View is located in Cherokee County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Lake View.
Rusk County
This Lake View is located in Rusk County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Lake View.
Val Verde County
This Lake View is located in Val Verde County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Val Verde County community of Lake View.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Lake View is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Lake View.
Wisconsin
Sheboygan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lake View [Sheboygan County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake View ...
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.
Cliffview (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake View and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lake View to Richmond, with an average speed<5>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Lake View 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 . 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2976, Longitude: -80.0767 In this case, the coordinates for Lake View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<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 Lake View 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 309.752 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.319 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.549 degrees.