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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 Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Green 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 Lakeside Green:
    • 26.739231, -80.114487
    • 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 Lakeside Green
  • 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 Lakeside Green ...

We found one communities that share the name Lakeside Green.

Within Florida, the name Lakeside Green is unique.

Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Lakeside Green in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Hamilton County
      • This Lakeside Green is located in Hamilton County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeside Green that is located in Palm Beach County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lakeside Green.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Green ...

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.

  • Cloud Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Lake
    • Cloud Lake is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Cypress Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lakes
    • Cypress Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
  • Golden Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lakes
    • Golden Lakes is located in Palm Beach County
  • Golfview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golfview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
    • Golfview is located in Palm Beach County
  • Greenacres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenacres City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres City
    • Greenacres City is located in Palm Beach County
  • Juno Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno Ridge
    • Juno Ridge is located in Palm Beach County
  • Military Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Military Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Park
    • Military Park is located in Palm Beach County
  • Monet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monet
    • Monet is located in Palm Beach County
  • Royal Palm Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Singer Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • West Palm Beach, which is the Seat of Palm Beach County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeside Green to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 from Point A (ie- Lakeside Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeside Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 26.7392, Longitude: -80.1145       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Green to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.535 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.564 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.432 degrees.









 

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