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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside 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 Lakeside Acres:
    • 43.003889, -73.765833
    • 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 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 Saratoga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saratoga County
    • Since Lakeside Acres is near Rensselaer County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Acres

Communities Also Named Lakeside Acres ...

We found five communities that are also named Lakeside Acres.

Within New York, the name Lakeside Acres is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Lauderdale County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Lakeside Acres.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Sedgwick County and lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Lakeside Acres.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Lakeside Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Orangeburg County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Lakeside Acres.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Lakeside Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeside Acres that is located in Saratoga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Lakeside Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside 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.

  • Cedar Bluffs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs
  • Francis Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Francis Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Corners
  • Halls Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Halls Corner is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
  • Luther Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Luther Forest is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Forest
  • Malta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Malta Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Malta Gardens is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Gardens
  • Malta Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Malta Ridge is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge
  • Maple Shade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Shade is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
  • Marvin Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marvin Woods is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Woods
  • Skipper Hill Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Skipper Hill Farm is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Hill Farm
  • Snake Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Snake Hill is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Hill
  • Waters Edge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waters Edge is located in Saratoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge

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

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

  • Ballston Spa, which is the Seat of Saratoga County, lies just to the West.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside Acres to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,591 miles [8,997.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,182 miles [6,730.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeside Acres) 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 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 Lakeside Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0039, Longitude: -73.7658       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.527 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.423 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.491 degrees.