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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 Lake Shore Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Shore Park 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 Lake Shore Park:
- 45.071633, -93.011329
- 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 Lake Shore Park
- 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Ramsey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ramsey County
- Since Lake Shore Park is near Washington County and also Anoka County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anoka County
- 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 Lake Shore Park
Communities Also Named Lake Shore Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Lake Shore Park.
Within Minnesota, the name Lake Shore Park is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Lake Shore Park is located in Boulder County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lake Shore Park that is located in Ramsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Lake Shore Park.
- New Hampshire
- Belknap County
- This Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lake Shore Park that is located in Ramsey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Lake Shore Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Shore Park ...
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.
- Bald Eagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bald Eagle is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Birchwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Birchwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Gem Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Little Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- White Bear Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Lake Shore Park 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 Lake Shore Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Shore Park and extending to:
- Saint Paul, which is the Seat of Ramsey County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Shore Park to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 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- Lake Shore Park) 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 Lake Shore Park 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 Lake Shore Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0716, Longitude: -93.0113 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Shore Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.116 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.477 degrees. |
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