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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 Dubach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dubach 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 Dubach:
- 32.698663, -92.656496
- 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 Dubach
- 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 Lincoln Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
- Since Dubach is near Union Parish and also Claiborne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Dubach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dubach ...
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.
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Gills Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
- Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hilly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hilly is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Rock Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Corner
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Wise ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Dubach 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 town such as Dubach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dubach and extending to:
- Ruston, which is the Seat of Lincoln Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Dubach to Ruston, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,427 miles [8,733.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Dubach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dubach 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 Dubach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6987, Longitude: -92.6565 In this case, the coordinates for Dubach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.23 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.302 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.862 degrees. |
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