Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lakewood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakewood Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lakewood Heights

• 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 Lakewood Heights:
  • 34.069544, -84.696602
  • 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 Lakewood 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Since Lakewood Heights is near Bartow County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Lakewood Heights

Communities Also Named Lakewood Heights ...

We found five communities that are also named Lakewood Heights.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Lakewood Heights.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Located In Georgia ...
  • Fulton County
    • This Lakewood Heights is located in Fulton County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Cobb County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lakewood Heights.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Russell County
    • This Lakewood Heights is located in Russell County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Cobb County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Lakewood Heights.
  • New Brunswick
    • This Lakewood Heights lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Cobb County.
  • South Carolina
    • Greenwood County
    • This Lakewood Heights is located in Greenwood County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Cobb County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Lakewood Heights.
  • Texas
    • Harris County
    • This Lakewood Heights is located in Harris County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Cobb County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Lakewood Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakewood 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.

• Cedar Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Emerald Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
• Emerald Willows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
• Falcon Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Falcon Shores is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
• Hills-A-Rolling
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
• Hunters Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
• Indian Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Iron Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Lakeview Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Mars Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Mars Hill Downs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
• Plantation Walk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
• Summer Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace
• Twin Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines

How Far From Lakewood Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lakewood Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lakewood Heights to Marietta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'