Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lakeside City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lakeside City
- 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 City:
- 33.831598, -98.545497
- 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 City
- 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 Archer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Archer County
- Since Lakeside City is near Wichita County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wichita County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside City ...
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.
- Bacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Dads Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
- Dads Corner is located in Archer County
- Dean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dean is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Holliday is located in Archer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holliday <2>
- Iowa Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
- Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <2>
- Jolly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Jolly is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Luke Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luke Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Wilson
- Luke Wilson is located in Archer County
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Archer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
How Far From Lakeside City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Lakeside City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lakeside City and extending to:
- Archer City, which is the Seat of Archer County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside City to Archer City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,733 miles [12,445.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,617 miles [9,039.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeside City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeside City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeside City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8316, Longitude: -98.5455 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 City 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 321.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.345 degrees. |