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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 Hunt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunt 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 Hunt:
    • 32.844032, -92.657652
    • 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 Hunt
  • 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
    • Since Hunt is near Claiborne Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Hunt

Communities Also Named Hunt ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Hunt.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Hunt.

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

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Bienville Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hunt [Bienville Parish].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Hunt is located in Apache County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Hunt.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Hunt is located in Columbia County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Hunt.
      • Johnson County
      • This Hunt is located in Johnson County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northwest of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Hunt.
    • Florida
      • Seminole County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Hunt [Seminole County].
    • Georgia
      • Towns County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Hunt [Towns County].
    • Idaho
      • Jerome County
      • This Hunt is located in Jerome County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jerome County community of Hunt.
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Hunt is located in Clark County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Hunt.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hunt [Pike County].
    • Michigan
      • Ogemaw County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hunt [Ogemaw County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This Hunt is located in Washington County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hunt.
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • This Hunt is located in Livingston County and lies 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Hunt.
    • Ohio
      • Knox County
      • This Hunt is located in Knox County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Hunt.
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hunt [Hunt County].
      • Kerr County
      • This Hunt is located in Kerr County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hunt that is located in Union Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Hunt.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hunt [Logan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunt ...

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.

  • Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Evergreen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Gills Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
  • Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Henry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Henry is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Junction City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Lisbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Randolph is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Spearsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Wise ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wise is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

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

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

  • Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunt to Farmerville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Hunt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hunt could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hunt 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 Hunt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8440, Longitude: -92.6577       In this case, the coordinates for Hunt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.246 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.34 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.841 degrees.