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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 Lakeland Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeland Shores 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 Lakeland Shores:
- 44.947569, -92.764305
- 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 Shores
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Lakeland Shores is near Saint Croix County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Croix County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Lakeland Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeland Shores ...
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.
- Birchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birchwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Boardman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Highwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Pine Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Lakeland Shores 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 city such as Lakeland Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lakeland Shores and extending to:
- Stillwater, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Lakeland Shores to Saint Paul, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 907 miles [1,459.7 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 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,869 miles [7,835.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeland Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lakeland Shores 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 Lakeland Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9476, Longitude: -92.7643 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.942 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.752 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.376 degrees. |
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