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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 Lakeland Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeland Forest 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 Lakeland Forest:
    • 33.348449, -87.614175
    • 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 Lakeland Forest
  • 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Since Lakeland Forest is near Fayette County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Lakeland Forest

Communities Also Named Lakeland Forest ...

We found two communities that are also named Lakeland Forest.

Within Alabama, the name Lakeland Forest is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Lowndes County
      • This Lakeland Forest is located in Lowndes County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lakeland Forest that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Lakeland Forest.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Lakeland Forest is located in Stafford County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeland Forest that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Lakeland Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeland Forest ...

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.

  • Bridgeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bridgeview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
  • Burnt Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Pine is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Pine
  • Cherokee Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Shores
  • Cove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cove Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Park
  • Edwardian Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Edwardian Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardian Place
  • Four Winds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Four Winds is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • High Cliff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • High Cliff is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
  • Lake Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cove
  • Smoke Rise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
  • Vista Granda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vista Granda is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Granda
  • Willow Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Willow Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

How Far From Lakeland Forest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lakeland Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeland Forest to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeland Forest) 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 Lakeland Forest 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 Lakeland Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3484, Longitude: -87.6142       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeland Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.155 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.818 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.659 degrees.