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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 Lacamp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lacamp 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 Lacamp:
- 31.162932, -92.914276
- 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 Lacamp
- 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 Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- Since Lacamp is near Rapides Parish and also Natchitoches Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches 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 Lacamp
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacamp ...
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.
- Comrade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Comrade is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comrade
- Hemphill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hicks Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hicks Crossing is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
- Hood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hood is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Muse ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muse is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- Price Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Price Crossing is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Crossing
- Temple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Walnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Lacamp 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 Lacamp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lacamp and extending to:
- Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lacamp to Leesville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lacamp) 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 Lacamp 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 Lacamp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1629, Longitude: -92.9143 In this case, the coordinates for Lacamp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.217 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.086 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.184 degrees. |
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