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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 Hidden Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Oaks and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hidden Oaks:
    • 32.568197, -91.978464
    • 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 Hidden Oaks
  • 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
    • Since Hidden Oaks is near Richland Parish and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse 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 Hidden Oaks

Communities Also Named Hidden Oaks ...

We found six communities that are also named Hidden Oaks.

Within Louisiana, the name Hidden Oaks is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Hidden Oaks is located in Lonoke County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the north of the Hidden Oaks that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Hidden Oaks.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hidden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hidden Oaks that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hidden Oaks.
    • Georgia
      • Houston County
      • This Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hidden Oaks that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Hidden Oaks.
      • Paulding County
      • This Hidden Oaks is located in Paulding County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the east northeast of the Hidden Oaks that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Hidden Oaks.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Hidden Oaks is located in Carroll County and lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Oaks that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hidden Oaks.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hidden Oaks is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Oaks that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hidden Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Oaks ...

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.

  • Cypress Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Edgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fish Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Forest Home
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Fowler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Hammock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
  • Lakeshore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeview Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Magenta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • Oliver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pecan Bayou
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
  • Spanish City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Treasure Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

How Far From Hidden Oaks 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 Hidden Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hidden Oaks and extending to:

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Oaks to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 943 miles [1,517.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,529 miles [12,116.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Hidden Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hidden Oaks 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 Hidden Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5682, Longitude: -91.9785       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.786 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.767 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.595 degrees.