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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 Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeview Meadows 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 Meadows:
    • 33.138178, -84.979660
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lakeview Meadows
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lakeview Meadows ...

We found one communities that share the name Lakeview Meadows.

Within Georgia, the name Lakeview Meadows is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Lakeview Meadows in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lakeview Meadows is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Meadows that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lakeview Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeview Meadows ...

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.

  • Bass Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
    • Bass Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Creek Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
    • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
  • Eagles Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
    • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
  • Hogansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
    • Holly Hill is located in Troup County
  • Louise
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Louise is located in Troup County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
  • Meadowlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
  • Riverwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Riverwood is located in Troup County
  • Sassafrass Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafrass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
    • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
  • Sunny Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • View Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
    • View Pointe is located in Troup County

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

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Lakeview Meadows to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 595 miles [957.6 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 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeview Meadows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeview Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeview Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1382, Longitude: -84.9797       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Lakeview Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.572 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.959 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.661 degrees.









 

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