Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lakeland Gardens:
  • 32.545144, -92.216804
  • 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 Lakeland Gardens

• 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
  • Since Lakeland Gardens is near Union Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Lakeland Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeland Gardens ...

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.

• Drew
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Drew is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Green Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Hillside Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
• Pine Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
• Rockthrow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
• Royal Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
• Sunshine Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
• Valley Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

How Far From Lakeland Gardens 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 Lakeland Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lakeland Gardens and extending to:

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeland Gardens to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>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 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,540 miles [12,134.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'