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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 Enoka, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enoka 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 Enoka:
- 32.530417, -91.167332
- 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 Enoka
- 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 Madison Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
- Since Enoka is near East Carroll Parish and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Carroll Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Enoka
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enoka ...
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.
- Bowie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bowie is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Eagle Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Bend is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
- Floyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Landing is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Landing
- Fortune Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fortune Fork is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Fork
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hollybrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollybrook is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
- Kings Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Ferry is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Peelers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peelers is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peelers
- Sweets Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sweets Ferry is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Ferry
- Transylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Enoka 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 community such as Enoka to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Enoka and extending to:
- Tallulah, which is the Seat of Madison Parish, lies just to the South.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Enoka to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enoka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Enoka 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 Enoka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5304, Longitude: -91.1673 In this case, the coordinates for Enoka have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.272 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.262 degrees. |
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