Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Claiborne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Claiborne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Claiborne
- 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 Claiborne:
- 32.515978, -92.191803
- 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 Claiborne
- 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Since Claiborne is near Union Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
- 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 Claiborne ...
We found seven communities that share the name Claiborne.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Claiborne.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Claiborne [Hancock County].
- Jasper County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Claiborne [Jasper County].
- Ohio
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Claiborne ...
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.
- Drew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Green Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Hillside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Pine Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
- Rockthrow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Royal Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
- Sunshine Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
- Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
- Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
How Far From Claiborne 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 Claiborne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Claiborne and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the East.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Claiborne to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claiborne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Claiborne could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Claiborne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claiborne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5160, Longitude: -92.1918 In this case, the coordinates for Claiborne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Claiborne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Claiborne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.915 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.911 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.693 degrees. |