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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:
    • 35.190348, -85.167178
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Lakeside Park is near Bradley County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie 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 Park

Communities Also Named Lakeside Park ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Lakeside Park.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Lakeside Park.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Sumner County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Sumner County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Lakeside Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km]<1> to the west of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton 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 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton 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 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton 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 441 miles [709.7 km] to the north of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton 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 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Lakeside Park.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • This Lakeside Park is located in Mercer County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer 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 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton 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 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the north northeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton 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 663 miles [1,067 km] to the northeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben 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 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton 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 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeside Park that is located in Hamilton 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.

  • Caramel Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
  • Crabtree Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
  • Cross Timbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Dana Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
  • Garden Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
  • Green Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
  • Hidden Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Irongate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Irongate is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Lake Dweller
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
  • Lakesite
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Nelsons Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Nelsons Ferry is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
  • Prairie Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Prairie Peninsula
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
    • Ridge Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
    • Sandalwood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
    • Springcrest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest

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:

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside Park to Chattanooga, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeside Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1903, Longitude: -85.1672       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.773 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.479 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.248 degrees.