Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lakeside Resort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeside Resort and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lakeside Resort

• 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 Resort:
  • 38.535255, -111.738521
  • 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 Resort

• 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Since Lakeside Resort is near Wayne County and also Piute County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piute 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 Resort

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeside Resort ...

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.

• Burrville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Burrville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
• Central Valley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Former names for Central Valley:
  • Central
  • Inverury
• Fishlake Resort
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fishlake Resort is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishlake Resort
• Greenwich
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich is located in Piute County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Jensen
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jensen is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
• Nibley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Nibley is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
• Prattsville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prattsville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
• Whipup
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Whipup is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipup

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lakeside Resort and extending to:

• Richfield, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeside Resort to Richfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,897 miles [12,709 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'