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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeland 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 Lakeland:
    • 31.041010, -83.074795
    • 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
  • 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 Lanier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lanier County
    • Since Lakeland is near Clinch County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinch County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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

Communities Also Named Lakeland ...

We found 30 communities that are also named Lakeland.

Within Georgia, the name Lakeland is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of 30 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 27 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Lakeland is located in Polk County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lakeland.
    • Indiana
      • LaPorte 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 Indiana community of Lakeland [LaPorte County].
    • Kansas
      • Meade 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 Lakeland [Meade County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lakeland is located in Jefferson County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lakeland.
    • Louisiana
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This Lakeland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Lakeland.
    • Manitoba
      • This Lakeland lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Lakeland is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lakeland.
      • Baltimore City
      • This Lakeland is located in Baltimore City and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the north northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Lakeland.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Lakeland is located in Prince George's County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the north northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Lakeland.
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Lakeland is located in Livingston County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Lakeland.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington County
      • This Lakeland is located in Washington County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Lakeland.
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Lakeland is located in Rankin County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Lakeland.
    • Missouri
      • Miller County
      • This Lakeland is located in Miller County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Lakeland.
      • Shelby County
      • This Lakeland is located in Shelby County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lakeland.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lakeland lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Lakeland is located in Camden County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Lakeland.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Lakeland is located in Onondaga County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Lakeland.
      • Suffolk County
      • This Lakeland is located in Suffolk County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km] to the northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Lakeland.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This Lakeland is located in Lawrence County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lakeland.
      • Lucas County
      • This Lakeland is located in Lucas County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the north of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Lakeland.
      • Noble County
      • This Lakeland is located in Noble County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km] to the north of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Lakeland.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Lakeland is located in Lexington County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Lakeland.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Lakeland is located in Shelby County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lakeland.
    • Texas
      • Liberty County
      • This Lakeland is located in Liberty County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Lakeland.
      • Montgomery County
      • Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lakeland.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Lakeland is located in Davis County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Lakeland.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Lakeland is located in Fauquier County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Lakeland.
      • Norfolk City
      • This Lakeland is located in Norfolk City and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the northeast of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Lakeland.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Lakeland is located in King County and lies 2,346 miles [3,775.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeland that is located in Lanier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Lakeland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeland ...

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.

  • Charter Oaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Cutting
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cutting is located in Clinch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
  • Eightmile Still
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eightmile Still is located in Clinch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Still
  • Fellowship
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fellowship is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Five Points
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fivemile Still
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fivemile Still is located in Clinch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Still
  • Greens Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greens Crossing is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Lanier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Haylow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Haylow is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haylow
  • Mayday
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mayday is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
  • Monks Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Monks Crossing is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Crossing
  • Teeterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Teeterville is located in Lanier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeterville

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

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

  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeland to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lakeland 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>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 Lakeland 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0410, Longitude: -83.0748       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.369 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.278 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.431 degrees.