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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Village 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 Village:
    • 34.798401, -98.385054
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Village ...

We found four communities that share the name Lakeside Village.

Within Oklahoma, the name Lakeside Village is unique.

Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeside Village that is located in Comanche County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lakeside Village.
    • North Carolina
      • Harnett County
      • This Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lakeside Village that is located in Comanche County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Lakeside Village.
    • Texas
      • Bosque County
      • This Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lakeside Village that is located in Comanche County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bosque County community of Lakeside Village.
    • Virginia
      • Cumberland County
      • This Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeside Village that is located in Comanche County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Lakeside Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Village ...

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.

  • Cache Wye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Wye
    • Cache Wye is located in Comanche County
  • Corral Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corral Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral Crossing
    • Corral Crossing is located in Comanche County
  • Cyril
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyril have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
    • Cyril is located in Caddo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyril <3>
  • Edgewater Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Comanche County
  • Four Mile Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Mile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Crossing
    • Four Mile Crossing is located in Comanche County
  • Medicine Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Park
    • Medicine Park is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Park <3>
  • Peachtree Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Crossing
    • Peachtree Crossing is located in Comanche County
  • Pine Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Caddo County
  • Porter Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Hill
    • Porter Hill is located in Comanche County

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

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

  • Lawton, which is the Seat of Comanche County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside Village to Lawton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,677 miles [12,354.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeside Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7984, Longitude: -98.3851       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Village 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 321.263 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.291 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.161 degrees.




 

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