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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 Shore Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Shore 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 Shore Estates:
- 33.458996, -86.806101
- 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 Shore 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Lake Shore Estates is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Shore Estates
Communities Also Named Lake Shore Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Lake Shore Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Lake Shore Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- This Lake Shore Estates is located in Pinellas County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lake Shore Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Lake Shore Estates.
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Lake Shore Estates is located in Tarrant County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Shore Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Lake Shore Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Shore 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.
- Cherokee Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chimney Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Crossgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Five Points South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
- Glen Iris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Iris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Havenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Havenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenview
- Hidden Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Imperial Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
- Ivy Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Glenn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Glenn
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Longleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longleaf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Mason City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Mountain Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
- Panorama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Panorama is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Plantation Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Rocky Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bridge
- Rocky Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shades Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
- Tangle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tangle Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangle Creek
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Thornhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Twin Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridge
How Far From Lake Shore Estates 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 Shore 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 Shore Estates and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Shore Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Shore Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Shore 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 Shore Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4590, Longitude: -86.8061 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Shore Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.675 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.311 degrees. |
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