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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 Haddens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Haddens 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 Haddens:
- 31.186298, -93.533229
- 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 Haddens
- 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 Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- Since Haddens is near Sabine Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 Haddens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Haddens ...
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.
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clare is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clarktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Everett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Everett is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Hickory Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hornbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mayflower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayflower is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Monks Hammock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monks Hammock is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Hammock
- Pinecrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Rock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Standard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Standard is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
How Far From Haddens 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 Haddens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Haddens and extending to:
- Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Haddens to Leesville, 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haddens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Haddens 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 Haddens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1863, Longitude: -93.5332 In this case, the coordinates for Haddens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.55 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.437 degrees. |
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