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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 Lakeside Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Acres 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 Lakeside Acres:
    • 32.509041, -93.790180
    • 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 Lakeside Acres
  • 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 Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
    • Since Lakeside Acres is near Bossier Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto 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 Lakeside Acres

Communities Also Named Lakeside Acres ...

We found five communities that are also named Lakeside Acres.

Within Louisiana, the name Lakeside Acres is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Lauderdale County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Lakeside Acres.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Sedgwick County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Lakeside Acres.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Lakeside Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Orangeburg County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Lakeside Acres.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Lakeside Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Acres ...

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.

  • Cannon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cut-off Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
  • Cynthia Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
  • Five Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Forest Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Gas Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gas Center is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Center
  • Good Roads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Good Roads is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Roads
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Holly Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • King Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • King Forest is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Forest
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lakeview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Longwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Twilight Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
    • Willow Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

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

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

  • Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeside Acres to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Lakeside Acres) 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 Lakeside Acres 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 Lakeside Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5090, Longitude: -93.7902       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.935 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.101 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.373 degrees.