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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 Lakeland Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeland Heights 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 Lakeland Heights:
- 34.367044, -83.809068
- 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 Lakeland Heights
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Lakeland Heights is near Banks County and also Lumpkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Banks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin 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 Lakeland Heights
Communities Also Named Lakeland Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Lakeland Heights.
Within Georgia, the name Lakeland Heights is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Lakeland Heights is located in Carroll County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeland Heights that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Lakeland Heights.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Lakeland Heights is located in Dallas County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeland Heights that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Lakeland Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeland Heights ...
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.
- Beaver Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Blueberry Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Cherokee Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Destitute Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
- Griffin Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heather Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heather Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Lake Watch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Watch is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
- Pine Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverbend is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Shady Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shady Lane is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shamrock Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
- Sunset Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
How Far From Lakeland Heights 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 Lakeland Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeland Heights and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lakeland Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Lakeland Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lakeland Heights 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 Lakeland Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3670, Longitude: -83.8091 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeland Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.936 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.399 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.906 degrees. |
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