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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:
    • 32.020986, -97.493907
    • 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 Texas, the name Lakeside Village is unique.

Beyond Texas, 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 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lakeside Village that is located in Bosque 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 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeside Village that is located in Bosque County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Lakeside Village.
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche County
      • This Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lakeside Village that is located in Bosque County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Lakeside Village.
    • Virginia
      • Cumberland County
      • This Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakeside Village that is located in Bosque 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.

  • Cedar Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
    • Cedar Shores is located in Bosque County
  • Eulogy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
  • Freeland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
    • Freeland is located in Johnson County
  • Grub Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grub Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Hill
    • Grub Hill is located in Hill County
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Johnson County
  • Meridian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <3>
  • Prairie Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
    • Prairie Valley is located in Hill County
  • Red Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Hill County
  • Retreat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Retreat is located in Hill County

How Far From Lakeside Village 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 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:

  • Meridian, which is the Seat of Bosque County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside Village to Meridian, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). 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 1,241 miles [1,997.2 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 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,784 miles [12,527.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 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 Texas: https://texas.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: 32.0210, Longitude: -97.4939       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 320.307 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.822 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.051 degrees.




 

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