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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 Hester Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hester Landing 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 Hester Landing:
- 30.957969, -92.489581
- 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 Hester Landing
- 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 Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Since Hester Landing is near Evangeline Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Hester Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hester Landing ...
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.
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clearwater is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clubhouse Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Landing is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Landing
- Cypress Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Dove Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dove Landing is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Landing
- Lake Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Cove is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cove
- Longleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Squealer Point Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turkey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Hester Landing 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 Hester Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hester Landing and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hester Landing to Alexandria, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hester Landing) 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 Hester Landing 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 Hester Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9580, Longitude: -92.4896 In this case, the coordinates for Hester Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.926 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.037 degrees. |
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