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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 Lakeview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights:
    • 30.811035, -83.308763
    • 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 Lakeview 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
    • Since Lakeview Heights is near Brooks County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brooks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Lakeview Heights

Communities Also Named Lakeview Heights ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Lakeview Heights.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Lakeview Heights.

Beyond Georgia, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Clayton County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Cobb County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Lakeview Heights.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the west northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • British Columbia
      • This Lakeview Heights lies 2,282 miles [3,672.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne 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 Illinois community of Lakeview Heights [Wayne County].
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Butler County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Lyon 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 Lakeview Heights [Lyon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rowan County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the north of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Worcester County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Benton County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Ontario
      • This Lakeview Heights lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Oconee County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the north of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • Although located in Kaufman County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Lakeview Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Nelson County
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Nelson County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Lakeview Heights.
      • Suffolk City
      • This Lakeview Heights is located in Suffolk City and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the northeast of the Lakeview Heights that is located in Lowndes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Lakeview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeview 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.

  • Charter Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Eager
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eager is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eager
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Kinderlou
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kinderlou is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderlou
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little Miami
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Little Miami is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Miami
  • Pebblewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pebblewood is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblewood
  • Provident
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Provident is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident
  • Wood Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wood Valley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Valdosta, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeview Heights 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeview Heights) 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 Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview 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 Lakeview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8110, Longitude: -83.3088       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.486 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.381 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.566 degrees.