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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 Dubberly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dubberly and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dubberly:
    • 32.541676, -93.237632
    • 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 Dubberly
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dubberly ...

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.

  • Dixie Inn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Goodwill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
    • Goodwill is located in Webster Parish
  • Long Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Springs
    • Long Springs is located in Webster Parish
  • Martin Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Junction
    • Martin Junction is located in Webster Parish
  • Nine Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Forks
    • Nine Forks is located in Webster Parish
  • Petes Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Ferry
    • Petes Ferry is located in Webster Parish
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Plum Orchard Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Orchard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard Landing
    • Plum Orchard Landing is located in Webster Parish
  • Swift
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Swift is located in Webster Parish
  • Yellow Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish

How Far From Dubberly 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 village such as Dubberly to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dubberly and extending to:

  • Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Dubberly to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dubberly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Dubberly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dubberly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5417, Longitude: -93.2376       In this case, the coordinates for Dubberly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dubberly to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.584 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.695 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.132 degrees.









 

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