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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 Lakewood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakewood 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 Lakewood Heights:
    • 32.497642, -85.028544
    • 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 Lakewood Heights
  • 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Since Lakewood Heights is near Muscogee County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Lakewood Heights

Communities Also Named Lakewood Heights ...

We found five communities that are also named Lakewood Heights.

Within Alabama, the name Lakewood Heights is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Lakewood Heights is located in Cobb County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Lakewood Heights.
      • Fulton County
      • This Lakewood Heights is located in Fulton County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lakewood Heights.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lakewood Heights lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Russell County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Lakewood Heights is located in Greenwood County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Lakewood Heights.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Lakewood Heights is located in Harris County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Lakewood Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakewood 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.

  • Bibb City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
  • City Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
  • Columbus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
  • Crescent Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
  • Dinglewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
  • Fox Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Green Island Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
  • Ranch Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rose Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights

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

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

  • Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the South.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lakewood Heights 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 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Lakewood Heights) 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 Lakewood Heights 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 Lakewood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4976, Longitude: -85.0285       In this case, the coordinates for Lakewood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.565 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.862 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.824 degrees.