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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 Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakewood Manor 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 Lakewood Manor:
- 34.784257, -86.595827
- 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 Manor
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Lakewood Manor is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Manor
Communities Also Named Lakewood Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Lakewood Manor.
Within Alabama, the name Lakewood Manor is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Lakewood Manor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lakewood Manor is located in Hillsborough County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lakewood Manor that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lakewood Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakewood Manor ...
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.
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Glen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Greenhill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Meadow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Normal
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rolling Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scenic View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Stag Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stag Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
- Valley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Lakewood Manor 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 Lakewood Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakewood Manor and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lakewood Manor to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakewood Manor) 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 Manor 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 Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7843, Longitude: -86.5958 In this case, the coordinates for Lakewood Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.40 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.933 degrees. |
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