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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 Gibbstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gibbstown 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 Gibbstown:
- 29.934380, -93.076542
- 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 Gibbstown
- 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 Cameron Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron Parish
- Since Gibbstown is near Calcasieu Parish and also Jefferson Davis Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gibbstown
Communities Also Named Gibbstown ...
We found one communities that are also named Gibbstown.
Within Louisiana, the name Gibbstown is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Gibbstown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gibbstown that is located in Cameron Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Gibbstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibbstown ...
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.
- Bell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalkley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chalkley is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkley
- Grand Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Hackberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harbor is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Illinois Plant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Illinois Plant is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Plant
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prairieland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieland is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieland
- Sweet Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lake
How Far From Gibbstown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gibbstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gibbstown and extending to:
- Cameron, which is the Seat of Cameron Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gibbstown to Cameron, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 1,100 miles [1,770.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,700 miles [12,391.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gibbstown) 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 Gibbstown 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 Gibbstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9344, Longitude: -93.0765 In this case, the coordinates for Gibbstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.403 degrees. |
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