Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fayette, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fayette and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fayette
- 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 Fayette:
- 30.559921, -93.201270
- 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 Fayette
- 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 Beauregard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- Since Fayette is near Allen Parish and also Jefferson Davis Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allen Parish
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis 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 Fayette ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Fayette.
Within Louisiana, the name Fayette is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Delta 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 Michigan community of Fayette [Delta County].
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Fayette [Otsego County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Fayette County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fayette.
- Fulton County
- This Fayette is located in Fulton County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fayette that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Fayette.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Fayette is located in Fayette County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fayette that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Fayette.
- Lawrence County
- This Fayette is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the northeast of the Fayette that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Fayette.
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fayette ...
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.
- Abbie Joe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Bannister ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Bundick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Carson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Dry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Dry Creek is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Creek <5>
- Eastern Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Edith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Hecker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- High School Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High School Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
- High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
- Kipling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Longville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Longville is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <5>
- Singer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <5>
- Sweetville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetville
- Sweetville is located in Beauregard Parish
- High School Park
How Far From Fayette to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fayette to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Fayette once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fayette and extending to:
- DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fayette to DeRidder, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,676 miles [12,353.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,552 miles [8,935.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fayette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fayette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5599, Longitude: -93.2013 In this case, the coordinates for Fayette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Fayette 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. |
| <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 Fayette, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fayette to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.322 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.129 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.378 degrees. |