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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 Lakeshore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeshore 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 Lakeshore:
    • 40.884075, -122.386883
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lakeshore
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lakeshore ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Lakeshore.

There are two communities within California that are also named Lakeshore.

Beyond California, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Fresno County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Fresno County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Lakeshore.
    • Placer County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Placer County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Lakeshore.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 2,408 miles [3,875.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lakeshore.
      • Polk County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Polk County and lies 2,475 miles [3,983.1 km] to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lakeshore.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County and lies 2,137 miles [3,439.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Lakeshore.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lakeshore [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,866 miles [3,003 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Lakeshore.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Lakeshore.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Lakeshore [Kennebec County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hancock County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Hancock County and lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Lakeshore.
      • Rankin County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Rankin County and lies 1,873 miles [3,014.3 km] to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Lakeshore.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lakeshore [Hamilton County].
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Clark County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north of the Lakeshore that is located in Shasta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lakeshore.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lakeshore [Sheboygan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeshore ...

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.

  • Antlers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
    • Antlers is located in Shasta County
  • Bonita ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Shasta County
  • Delta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Shasta County
    • Former name for Delta:
    • Bayles
  • Lakehead
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mabel ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Mabel is located in Shasta County
  • Pollock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Shasta County
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Shasta County
  • Sugarloaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
    • Sugarloaf is located in Shasta County

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

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

  • Redding, which is the Seat of Shasta County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeshore to Redding, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,379 miles [3,828.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,977 miles [12,837.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeshore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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- Lakeshore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeshore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8841, Longitude: -122.3869    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lakeshore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>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.
<7>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 Lakeshore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.475 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.629 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.117 degrees.









 

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