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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 Knightville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knightville 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 Knightville:
- 31.684889, -93.136277
- 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 Knightville
- 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 Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
- Since Knightville is near Winn Parish and also Grant Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Knightville
Communities Also Named Knightville ...
We found four communities that are also named Knightville.
Within Louisiana, the name Knightville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Knightville is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knightville that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Knightville.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Knightville is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knightville that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Knightville.
- New Brunswick
- This Knightville lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Knightville that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
- Utah
- Juab County
- This Knightville is located in Juab County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Knightville that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juab County community of Knightville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knightville ...
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.
- Bermuda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Breedlove Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breedlove Hills is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Hills
- Cypress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Flora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Greenwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Park is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Provencal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Knightville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knightville 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 Knightville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Knightville and extending to:
- Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Knightville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>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 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,496 miles [8,845 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Knightville) 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 Knightville, 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 Knightville 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 Knightville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6849, Longitude: -93.1363 In this case, the coordinates for Knightville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.392 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.207 degrees. |
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