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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 Hostetter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hostetter 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 Hostetter:
- 30.735463, -90.502037
- 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 Hostetter
- 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 Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
- Since Hostetter is near Saint Helena Parish and also Livingston Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Helena Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Hostetter
Communities Also Named Hostetter ...
We found one communities that are also named Hostetter.
Within Louisiana, the name Hostetter is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Hostetter in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Hostetter is located in Westmoreland County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hostetter that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Hostetter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hostetter ...
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.
- Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Day is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Georgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Gullett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gullett is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Little River ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little River is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yawn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yawn is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yawn
How Far From Hostetter 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 Hostetter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hostetter once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hostetter and extending to:
- Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hostetter to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 947 miles [1,524 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,426 miles [8,732.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Hostetter) 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> | 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 Hostetter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hostetter 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 Hostetter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7355, Longitude: -90.5020 In this case, the coordinates for Hostetter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.226 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.271 degrees. |
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