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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeshore Estates 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 Lakeshore Estates:
- 33.040124, -85.138552
- 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 Lakeshore Estates
- 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Since Lakeshore Estates is near Chambers County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Heard 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 Lakeshore Estates
Communities Also Named Lakeshore Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Lakeshore Estates.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Lakeshore Estates.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Hall County
- This Lakeshore Estates is located in Hall County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeshore Estates that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Lakeshore Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Lakeshore Estates is located in Hamblen County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeshore Estates that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Lakeshore Estates.
- Hamilton County
- This Lakeshore Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the north of the Lakeshore Estates that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lakeshore Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeshore Estates ...
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.
- Covered Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Covered Bridge is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Heatherbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Lees Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
- Maplecreek Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
- Piney Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piney Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
- River Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River Trace is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
- Shady Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Turkey Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Lakeshore Estates 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 Lakeshore Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeshore Estates and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Lakeshore Estates 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 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 from Point A (ie- Lakeshore Estates) 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 Lakeshore Estates 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 Lakeshore Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0401, Longitude: -85.1386 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeshore Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.66 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.047 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.745 degrees. |
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