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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Lakeview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights:
    • 36.726539, -76.599952
    • 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 Lakeview Heights
  • 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 Lakeview Heights ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Lakeview Heights.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Lakeview Heights.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Nelson County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Lakeview Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • British Columbia
      • This Lakeview Heights lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Georgia
      • Clayton County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Cobb County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Lowndes County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Lowndes County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne 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 Illinois community of Lakeview Heights [Wayne County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Butler County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Lyon 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 Kansas community of Lakeview Heights [Lyon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rowan County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Worcester County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Ontario
      • This Lakeview Heights lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Oconee County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • Although located in Kaufman County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Lakeview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeview Heights ...

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.

  • Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Suffolk City
  • Elephant Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elephant Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elephant Fork
    • Elephant Fork is located in Suffolk City
  • Holland Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
    • Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Fork
    • Kings Fork is located in Suffolk City
  • Kings Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
    • Kings Point is located in Suffolk City
  • Lloyd Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Place
    • Lloyd Place is located in Suffolk City
  • Lutersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutersville
    • Lutersville is located in Suffolk City
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Suffolk City
  • Maple Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City
  • Orlando
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Orlando is located in Suffolk City
  • Pierce Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Park
    • Pierce Park is located in Suffolk City
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Suffolk City
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Suffolk City
  • Willowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Willowbrook is located in Suffolk City

How Far From Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeview Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 151 miles [243 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7265, Longitude: -76.6000       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights 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.
<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 Lakeview Heights 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 307.758 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.957 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.353 degrees.




 

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