Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lakeside Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lakeside Farms

• 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 Farms:
  • 32.866994, -116.940027
  • 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 Farms

• 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Farms ...

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.

• Blossom Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blossom Valley is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
• Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crest is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
• Eucalyptus Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Eucalyptus Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucalyptus Hills
• Glenview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenview is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Granite Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnstown is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Riverview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Winter Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lakeside Farms and extending to:

• San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside Farms to San Diego, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,252 miles [3,624.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,379 miles [13,484.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'