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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 Enola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enola 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 Enola:
    • 29.942704, -91.051173
    • 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 Enola
  • 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 Assumption Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
    • Since Enola is near Saint Martin Parish and also Ascension Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension 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 Enola

Communities Also Named Enola ...

We found seven communities that are also named Enola.

Within Louisiana, the name Enola is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Enola is located in Faulkner County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the north of the Enola that is located in Assumption Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Enola.
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Enola is located in Yazoo County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the north of the Enola that is located in Assumption Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Enola.
    • Nebraska
      • Madison County
      • This Enola is located in Madison County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Enola that is located in Assumption Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Enola.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Enola is located in Burke County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enola that is located in Assumption Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Enola.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Enola is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enola that is located in Assumption Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Enola.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Enola is located in Spartanburg County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enola that is located in Assumption Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Enola.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Enola is located in Fairfax County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Enola that is located in Assumption Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Enola.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enola ...

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.

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enola and extending to:

  • Napoleonville, which is the Seat of Assumption Parish, lies just to the East.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Enola to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Enola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Enola 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 Enola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9427, Longitude: -91.0512       In this case, the coordinates for Enola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.914 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.401 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.60 degrees.