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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 Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Terrace 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 Terrace:
- 41.235278, -81.371944
- 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 Terrace
- 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 Portage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Since Lakeside Terrace is near Summit County and also Geauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga 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 Terrace
Communities Also Named Lakeside Terrace ...
We found three communities that are also named Lakeside Terrace.
Within Ohio, the name Lakeside Terrace is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Lakeside Terrace is located in Baxter County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lakeside Terrace that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Lakeside Terrace.
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Lakeside Terrace is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeside Terrace that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Lakeside Terrace.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lakeside Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the south of the Lakeside Terrace that is located in Portage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lakeside Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Terrace ...
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.
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Earlville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Earlville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Fish Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fish Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Freedom Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freedom Dam is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Dam
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oregon Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oregon Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Corners
- Silo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silo is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Twin Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Lakeside Terrace 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 Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeside Terrace and extending to:
- Ravenna, which is the Seat of Portage County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeside Terrace to Columbus, 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 280 miles [450.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,973 miles [9,612.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,573 miles [7,359.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeside Terrace) 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 Terrace 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 Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2353, Longitude: -81.3719 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.405 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.768 degrees. |
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