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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Park 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 Park:
    • 40.192887, -74.687103
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lakeside Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lakeside Park ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Lakeside Park.

Within New Jersey, the name Lakeside Park is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,427 miles [3,905.9 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Chatham County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Kosciusko County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Lakeside Park.
      • LaGrange County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in LaGrange County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km] to the west northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaGrange County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Kenton County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Lakeside Park.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lakeside Park [Albany County].
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Chautauqua County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Lakeside Park.
      • Orleans County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Orleans County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Lakeside Park.
      • Steuben County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Steuben County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lakeside Park.
      • Sumner County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Sumner County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the west southwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lakeside Park [Harris County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Weber County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Lakeside Park.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Suffolk City and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Lakeside Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside 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.

  • Edinburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Mercer County
  • Golden Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crest
    • Golden Crest is located in Mercer County
  • Groveville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Groveville is located in Mercer County
  • Mile Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Hollow
    • Mile Hollow is located in Burlington County
  • Pages Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Pages Corner is located in Monmouth County
  • Parsonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
    • Parsonville is located in Burlington County
  • Quaker Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gardens
    • Quaker Gardens is located in Mercer County
  • Robbinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinsville
    • Robbinsville is located in Mercer County
  • Slackwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slackwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwoods
    • Slackwoods is located in Mercer County
  • Spring Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
    • Spring Mill is located in Monmouth County
  • White Horse
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
    • White Horse is located in Mercer County

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

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

  • Trenton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeside Park to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,326 miles [6,962 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeside Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Lakeside Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeside Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1929, Longitude: -74.6871       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lakeside Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.399 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.951 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.187 degrees.




 

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