Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lakefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakefield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lakefield
- 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 Lakefield:
- 32.279600, -92.754875
- 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 Lakefield
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Jackson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
- Since Lakefield is near Bienville Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
- eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- 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 Lakefield ...
We found five communities that share the name Lakefield.
Within Louisiana, the name Lakefield is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakefield ...
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.
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - English
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hodge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <3>
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - New Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
- New Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Punkin Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Jackson Parish
- Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
- Rockfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Lakefield 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 Lakefield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakefield and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakefield to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakefield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2796, Longitude: -92.7549 In this case, the coordinates for Lakefield 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 Lakefield 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 317.247 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.964 degrees. |