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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 Lakefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakefield 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Lakefield
Communities Also Named Lakefield ...
We found five communities that are also named Lakefield.
Within Louisiana, the name Lakefield is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of five communities that are located 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 ...
- Michigan
- Saginaw County
- This Lakefield is located in Saginaw County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakefield that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Lakefield.
- Minnesota
- Jackson County
- This Lakefield is located in Jackson County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the north of the Lakefield that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lakefield.
- Ontario
- This Lakefield lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakefield that is located in Jackson Parish.
- Quebec
- This Lakefield lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakefield that is located in Jackson Parish.
- Wisconsin
- Ozaukee County
- This Lakefield is located in Ozaukee County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakefield that is located in Jackson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozaukee County community of Lakefield.
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)
- Danville is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- English
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hodge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunt is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- New Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
- Punkin Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Punkin Center is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
How Far From Lakefield 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 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- Lakefield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lakefield 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.964 degrees. |
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