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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 Lakeshore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeshore and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lakeshore:
    • 32.535142, -92.029577
    • 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 Lakeshore
  • 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 Lakeshore is near Richland Parish and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse 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 Lakeshore

Communities Also Named Lakeshore ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Lakeshore.

Within Louisiana, the name Lakeshore is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Fresno County and lies 1,565 miles [2,518.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Lakeshore.
      • Placer County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Placer County and lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km] to the west northwest of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Lakeshore.
      • Shasta County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Shasta County and lies 1,766 miles [2,842.1 km] to the west northwest of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Lakeshore.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Hillsborough County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lakeshore.
      • Polk County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Polk County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east southeast of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lakeshore.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Lakeshore.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lakeshore [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Caldwell County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Lakeshore.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Lakeshore [Kennebec County].
    • Mississippi
      • Hancock County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Hancock County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Lakeshore.
      • Rankin County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Rankin County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Lakeshore.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lakeshore [Hamilton County].
    • Ontario
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Lakeshore is located in Clark County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeshore that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lakeshore.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Lakeshore [Sheboygan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeshore ...

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.

  • Cypress Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fish Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Forest Home
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Garden Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Garden Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
  • Hidden Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Lakeview Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Magenta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • Oliver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pecan Bayou
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
  • Spanish City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Treasure Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeshore 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeshore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lakeshore could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Lakeshore 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 Lakeshore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5351, Longitude: -92.0296       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeshore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.815 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.797 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.622 degrees.