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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 Lake Forest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Forest Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Forest Estates:
- 32.690410, -85.380502
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Lake Forest Estates
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Lake Forest Estates is near Chambers County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lake Forest Estates
Communities Also Named Lake Forest Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Lake Forest Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Lake Forest Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Lake Forest Estates is located in Orange County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake Forest Estates that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lake Forest Estates.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- This Lake Forest Estates is located in Edgefield County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake Forest Estates that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgefield County community of Lake Forest Estates.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Lake Forest Estates is located in Grainger County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lake Forest Estates that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Lake Forest Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Forest Estates ...
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.
- Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Edgewood Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Glen Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Haven is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Hallway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hallway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
- India Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- India Lakes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Lakes
- Indian Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Rocky Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Tuckersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
- Village Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills
How Far From Lake Forest Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Forest Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Forest Estates and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Forest Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lake Forest Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Forest Estates 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 Lake Forest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6904, Longitude: -85.3805 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Forest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.782 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.14 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.916 degrees. |
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