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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 Knowles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knowles 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 Knowles:
    • 32.639038, -92.781265
    • 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 Knowles
  • 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 Lincoln Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
    • Since Knowles is near Claiborne Parish and also Bienville 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 Bienville 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 Knowles

Communities Also Named Knowles ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Knowles.

Within Louisiana, the name Knowles is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Madera 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 California community of Knowles [Madera County].
      • Sierra County
      • This community is historic and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Knowles.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Knowles is located in Hillsborough County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Knowles that is located in Lincoln Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Knowles.
    • Indiana
      • Gibson 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 Indiana community of Knowles [Gibson County].
    • Kansas
      • Washington 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 Kansas community of Knowles [Washington County].
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Knowles is located in Frederick County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Knowles that is located in Lincoln Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Knowles.
      • Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Knowles [Montgomery County].
    • Mississippi
      • Copiah 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 Mississippi community of Knowles [Copiah County].
    • Montana
      • Sanders County
      • This Knowles is located in Sanders County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Knowles that is located in Lincoln Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of Knowles.
    • New Mexico
      • Lea 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 New Mexico community of Knowles [Lea County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Beaver County
      • This Knowles is located in Beaver County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Knowles that is located in Lincoln Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Knowles.
    • South Carolina
      • Jasper County
      • This Knowles is located in Jasper County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<2> to the east of the Knowles that is located in Lincoln Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Knowles.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Knowles is located in Dodge County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Knowles that is located in Lincoln Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Knowles.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knowles ...

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.

  • Cooktown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
  • Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Henry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Henry is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Hilly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hilly is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly
  • Hurricane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hurricane is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Liberty Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Sugar Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Wise ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wise is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

How Far From Knowles 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 Knowles 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 community of Knowles once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Knowles and extending to:

  • Ruston, which is the Seat of Lincoln Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knowles to Ruston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 178 miles [286.5 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,435 miles [8,746.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Knowles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Knowles) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Knowles 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 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 Knowles 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 Knowles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6390, Longitude: -92.7813       In this case, the coordinates for Knowles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.303 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.38 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.924 degrees.