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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 Fields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fields 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Fields
Communities Also Named Fields ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Fields.
Within Louisiana, the name Fields is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Macon County
- This Fields is located in Macon County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fields that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Fields.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Fields is located in Will County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 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 Will County community of Fields.
- 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
- Newaygo 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 Fields [Newaygo County].
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This Fields is located in Cascade County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fields that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Fields.
- North Carolina
- Lenoir County
- This Fields is located in Lenoir County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fields that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Fields.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Fields is located in Lorain County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fields that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Fields.
- 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
- Mecklenburg 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 Virginia community of Fields [Mecklenburg County].
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)
- Abbie Joe is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbie Joe
- Big Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Woods is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Eastern Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- High School Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Merryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mystic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Sandjack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandjack is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandjack
- Singer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trout Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Creek is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
How Far From Fields 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fields) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.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). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.554 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.396 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.535 degrees. |
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