Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fields and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fields
- 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 Fields:
- 30.526311, -93.574892
- 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 Fields
- 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 Fields is near Calcasieu Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- eBird sighting report for Newton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fields ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Fields.
Within Louisiana, the name Fields is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Lake 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 Indiana community of Fields [Lake County].
- Morgan County
- This Fields is located in Morgan County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fields that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Fields.
- Michigan
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Harney County
- This Fields is located in Harney County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fields that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harney County community of Fields.
- Lane County
- This Fields is located in Lane County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km] to the northwest of the Fields that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Fields.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fields ...
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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Big Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Eastern Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - High School Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High School Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
- High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Merryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
- Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <5>
- Mystic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Sandjack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Singer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
- Starks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <5>
- Trout Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Trout Creek is located in Newton County (TX)
How Far From Fields 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 Fields to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fields and extending to:
- DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fields to DeRidder, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fields. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fields) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5263, Longitude: -93.5749 In this case, the coordinates for Fields 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 Fields 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> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Fields 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 317.554 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.396 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.535 degrees. |