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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 Lakeside Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Terrace 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 Lakeside Terrace:
- 36.389788, -92.306269
- 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 Lakeside Terrace
- 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 Baxter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baxter County
- Since Lakeside Terrace is near Ozark County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ozark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Lakeside Terrace
Communities Also Named Lakeside Terrace ...
We found three communities that are also named Lakeside Terrace.
Within Arkansas, the name Lakeside Terrace is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Lakeside Terrace is located in Calaveras County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeside Terrace that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Lakeside Terrace.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lakeside Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lakeside Terrace that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lakeside Terrace.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Lakeside Terrace is located in Portage County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeside Terrace that is located in Baxter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Lakeside Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Terrace ...
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.
- Diamond Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Bay is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bay
- Fawn Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fawn Park is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Park
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Mallard Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mallard Point is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Heights is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Heights
- Sycamore Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Spring is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
- Traceys Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Traceys Ferry is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traceys Ferry
- Wake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
How Far From Lakeside Terrace 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 Lakeside Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeside Terrace and extending to:
- Mountain Home, which is the Seat of Baxter County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeside Terrace to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 851 miles [1,369.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,241 miles [8,434.6 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- Lakeside Terrace) 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 Lakeside Terrace 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 Lakeside Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3898, Longitude: -92.3063 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.331 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.091 degrees. |
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