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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Estates 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 Lakeside Estates:
- 33.502344, -88.947281
- 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 Estates
- 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
- Since Lakeside Estates is near Clay County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Lakeside Estates
Communities Also Named Lakeside Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Lakeside Estates.
Within Mississippi, the name Lakeside Estates is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Lakeside Estates is located in Oconee County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeside Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Lakeside Estates.
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Lakeside Estates is located in Franklin County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeside Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Lakeside Estates.
- Montgomery County
- This Lakeside Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north northeast of the Lakeside Estates that is located in Oktibbeha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lakeside Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Estates ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Point is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cherokee Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Double Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rolling Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Self Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Self Creek is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek
- Starkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tanglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- University Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- University Heights is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Lakeside Estates 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 Lakeside Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeside Estates and extending to:
- Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeside Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,231 miles [8,418.5 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- Lakeside Estates) 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 Lakeside Estates 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 Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5023, Longitude: -88.9473 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.981 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.173 degrees. |
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