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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 Onalaska, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Onalaska 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 Onalaska:
- 33.670111, -92.740161
- 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 Onalaska
- 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 Ouachita County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita County
- Since Onalaska is near Calhoun County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Onalaska
Communities Also Named Onalaska ...
We found three communities that are also named Onalaska.
Within Arkansas, the name Onalaska is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Polk County
- This Onalaska is located in Polk County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Onalaska that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Onalaska.
- Washington
- Lewis County
- This Onalaska is located in Lewis County and lies 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Onalaska that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Onalaska.
- Wisconsin
- La Crosse County
- This Onalaska is located in La Crosse County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the north of the Onalaska that is located in Ouachita County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Crosse County community of Onalaska.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Onalaska ...
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.
- Eagle Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Harbour ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
- Harmony Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Grove is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Herbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Lester Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lester Junction is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
- Locust Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Bayou is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Bayou
- Wise ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Onalaska 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 Onalaska to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Onalaska once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Onalaska and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Ouachita County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Onalaska to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,509 miles [12,084.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,385 miles [8,666.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Onalaska) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Onalaska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Onalaska 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 Onalaska. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6701, Longitude: -92.7402 In this case, the coordinates for Onalaska have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.382 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.608 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.75 degrees. |
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