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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 Lakeview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeview 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 Lakeview Acres:
    • 36.109861, -79.250295
    • 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 Lakeview 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Since Lakeview Acres is near Alamance County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Lakeview Acres

Communities Also Named Lakeview Acres ...

We found five communities that are also named Lakeview Acres.

Within North Carolina, the name Lakeview Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Lakeview Acres is located in Faulkner County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeview Acres that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Lakeview Acres.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Lakeview Acres is located in Madison County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Acres that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Lakeview Acres.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Lakeview Acres is located in Fayette County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeview Acres that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lakeview Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Lakeview Acres is located in Clark County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeview Acres that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lakeview Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Lakeview Acres is located in York County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakeview Acres that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Lakeview Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeview 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.

  • Cheeks Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
  • Florence Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence Town is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Town
  • Green Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Hawfields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
  • Holly Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Meadows is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Meadows
  • Just Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
  • Miles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Miles is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Stagecoach Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
  • Stagecoach Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
  • Sunset Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Lakeview Acres to Raleigh, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Lakeview 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 Lakeview 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 Lakeview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1099, Longitude: -79.2503       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.295 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.621 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.604 degrees.