|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lakeside Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Heights 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 Heights:
- 30.688517, -98.412529
- 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 Heights
- 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 Llano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Llano County
- Since Lakeside Heights is near Burnet County and also Blanco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burnet County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blanco 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Lakeside Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Lakeside Heights.
Within Texas, the name Lakeside Heights is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Lakeside Heights is located in Stark County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeside Heights that is located in Llano County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Lakeside Heights.
- Quebec
- This Lakeside Heights lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lakeside Heights that is located in Llano County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Heights ...
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.
- Click ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Click is located in Llano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
- Cottonwood Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Beach is located in Llano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Granite Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kingsland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Grove is located in Llano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
- Marble Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowlakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
- Mormon Mill has also been known as:
- Mormon Colony
- Silver Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
- Sunrise Beach Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Lakeside Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeside Heights and extending to:
- Llano, which is the Seat of Llano County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside Heights to Llano, with an average speed<3> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,889 miles [12,696.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 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 from Point A (ie- Lakeside Heights) 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6885, Longitude: -98.4125 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeside Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.73 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.155 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.577 degrees. |
|
|