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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 Gravel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravel 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 Gravel:
- 32.932353, -92.151802
- 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 Gravel
- 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Since Gravel is near Union County and also Ashley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley 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 Gravel
Communities Also Named Gravel ...
We found three communities that are also named Gravel.
Within Louisiana, the name Gravel is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Gravel lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the north of the Gravel that is located in Union Parish.
- Quebec
- This Gravel lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gravel that is located in Union Parish.
- Texas
- Floyd County
- Although located in Floyd County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Gravel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravel ...
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.
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Dean
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dean is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dollar Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dollar Junction is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Junction
- Hooker Hole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker Hole is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
- Loco
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Loco is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quigley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quigley is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Sadie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sadie is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
- Thirteen Points Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Gravel 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 Gravel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gravel and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gravel to Farmerville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel) 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 Gravel 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 Gravel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9324, Longitude: -92.1518 In this case, the coordinates for Gravel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.933 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.612 degrees. |
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