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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 Kin Tally, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kin Tally 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 Kin Tally:
- 30.523802, -90.518146
- 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 Kin Tally
- 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 Kin Tally is near Livingston Parish and also Saint Helena Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Helena 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 Kin Tally
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kin Tally ...
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.
- Baptist
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Cypress Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Gamble Spur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gamble Spur is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Spur
- Happy Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
- Hollyridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollyridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Hungarian Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hungarian Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Settlement
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Mason ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Pumpkin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University Place is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Kin Tally 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 Kin Tally to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kin Tally and extending to:
- Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Kin Tally to Amite City, with an average speed<2> 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,436 miles [8,748.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kin Tally) 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 Kin Tally 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 Kin Tally. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5238, Longitude: -90.5181 In this case, the coordinates for Kin Tally have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.658 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.181 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.308 degrees. |
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