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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hester 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:
- 31.739059, -92.329305
- 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
- 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 La Salle Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
- Since Hester is near Grant Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winn 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
Communities Also Named Hester ...
We found seven communities that are also named Hester.
There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Hester.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Saint James Parish
- This Hester is located in Saint James Parish and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hester that is located in La Salle Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint James Parish community of Hester.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Hester is located in Marion County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the north of the Hester that is located in La Salle Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hester.
- North Carolina
- Granville County
- This Hester is located in Granville County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hester that is located in La Salle Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granville County community of Hester.
- Oklahoma
- Greer County
- This Hester is located in Greer County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hester that is located in La Salle Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greer County community of Hester.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This Hester is located in Abbeville County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hester that is located in La Salle Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Hester.
- Texas
- Hardin County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Hester.
- Navarro County
- Although located in Navarro County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Hester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hester ...
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.
- Breezy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Breezy Hill is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandstaff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandstaff is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandstaff
- Grant ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Little Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Creek is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Maxwells Old Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwells Old Ferry is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells Old Ferry
- Mudville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mudville is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudville
- Salt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salt is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt
- Summerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Trout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Hester 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 Hester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hester and extending to:
- Jena, which is the Seat of La Salle Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hester to Jena, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hester 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7391, Longitude: -92.3293 In this case, the coordinates for Hester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.811 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.864 degrees. |
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