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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Park 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 Park:
    • 31.998546, -81.066501
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Since Lakeside Park is near Jasper County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Park

Communities Also Named Lakeside Park ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Lakeside Park.

Within Georgia, the name Lakeside Park is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Kosciusko County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Lakeside Park.
      • LaGrange County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in LaGrange County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the north northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Kenton County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Lakeside Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Mercer County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Lakeside Park.
    • New York
      • Albany 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 New York community of Lakeside Park [Albany County].
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Chautauqua County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the north of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Lakeside Park.
      • Orleans County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Orleans County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the north of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Lakeside Park.
      • Steuben County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Steuben County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the north northeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lakeside Park.
      • Sumner County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Sumner County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Texas
      • Harris 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 Texas community of Lakeside Park [Harris County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Weber County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Suffolk City and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Lakeside Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Park ...

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.

  • Bona Bella
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
  • Cedar Hammock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
  • Cresthill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cresthill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
  • Fleetwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Gordonston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gordonston is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Grove Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Grove Park is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Groveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Halcyon Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
  • Isle of Armstrong
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
  • Isle of Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Kings Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Magnolia Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Pin Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Point is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Point
    • Rivers End
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rivers End is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Rose Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Sackville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sackville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
    • Sunset Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Thunderbolt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Victory Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeside Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Lakeside Park) 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 Lakeside Park 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'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 Park 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 Lakeside Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9985, Longitude: -81.0665       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.296 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.176 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.485 degrees.