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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Choupique.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Choupique, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choupique 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 Choupique:
- 30.168541, -93.434879<1>
- 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 Choupique
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Since Choupique is near Cameron Parish and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Choupique
Communities Also Named Choupique ...
We found two communities that are also named Choupique.
There are two communities within Louisiana that are also named Choupique.
Beyond Louisiana.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Lafourche Parish
- This Choupique is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the east of the Choupique that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Choupique.
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Choupique is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Choupique that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Choupique.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Choupique ...
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.
- Big Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Woods is also located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Brimstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brimstone is also located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
- Grand Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Hackberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lockmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockmoor is also located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockmoor
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is also located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville is also located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Prairieland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prairieland is also located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieland
- Rose Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Bluff is also located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bluff
- Sulphur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- University Place is also located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From Choupique 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 included the distance from a community such as Choupique to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Choupique and extending to:
- Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Choupique to Lake Charles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east (E). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,705 miles [12,400 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Choupique:
Decimal: 30.16854, -93.434879
DDMMSS: 30° 10' 6", -93° 26' 5" |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Choupique) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Choupique 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 Choupique. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1685, Longitude: -93.4349 In this case, the coordinates for Choupique have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.418 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.19 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.52 degrees. |
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