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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 High Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Island 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 High Island:
- 32.269880, -93.435174
- 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 High Island
- 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Since High Island is near Caddo Parish and also Red River Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Red River 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 High Island
Communities Also Named High Island ...
We found one communities that are also named High Island.
Within Louisiana, the name High Island is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named High Island in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This High Island is located in Galveston County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the High Island that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of High Island.
Curious and Interesting Names Near High Island ...
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.
- Bayou Pierre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bayou Pierre is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pierre
- Cecile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cecile is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecile
- Cooterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cooterville is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooterville
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Crosskeys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crosskeys is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosskeys
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Knot Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knot Point is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knot Point
- Koran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Koran is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koran
- Loggy Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loggy Bayou is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou
- Plum Orchard Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plum Orchard Landing is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard Landing
- Woodchuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodchuck is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck
How Far From High Island 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 High Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in High Island and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Island to Benton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- High Island) 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 High Island 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 High Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2699, Longitude: -93.4352 In this case, the coordinates for High Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.679 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.254 degrees. |
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