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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 Lakewood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakewood Heights 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 Lakewood Heights:
- 33.704830, -84.378537
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Lakewood Heights is near DeKalb County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 ...
- Cobb County
- This Lakewood Heights is located in Cobb County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Lakewood Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Russell County
- This Lakewood Heights is located in Russell County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Lakewood Heights.
- New Brunswick
- This Lakewood Heights lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Fulton County.
- South Carolina
- Greenwood County
- This Lakewood Heights is located in Greenwood County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Fulton 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 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakewood Heights that is located in Fulton 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.
- Cabbage Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Cherokee Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Constitution
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Copen Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Elizabeth Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gilbert Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Knott ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View Plaza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Peoplestown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Rosedale Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosedale Heights is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Skyline Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Summerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Sweetbriar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Vine City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
How Far From Lakewood Heights 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 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:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakewood Heights to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Lakewood Heights) 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 Lakewood 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 Lakewood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7048, Longitude: -84.3785 In this case, the coordinates for Lakewood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.246 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.294 degrees. |
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