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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 Lamkin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamkin 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 Lamkin:
    • 32.582641, -92.072911
    • 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 Lamkin
  • 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
    • Since Lamkin is near Union Parish and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse 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 Lamkin

Communities Also Named Lamkin ...

We found three communities that are also named Lamkin.

Within Louisiana, the name Lamkin is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Lamkin is located in Columbia County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lamkin that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Lamkin.
    • Mississippi
      • Humphreys County
      • This Lamkin is located in Humphreys County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lamkin that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Lamkin.
    • Texas
      • Comanche County
      • This Lamkin is located in Comanche County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lamkin that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Lamkin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamkin ...

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.

  • Cypress Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fish Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Forest Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Hammock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
  • Lakeshore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeview Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Oliver
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pecan Bayou
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
  • Spanish City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Treasure Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lamkin to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>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 947 miles [1,524 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 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- Lamkin) 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 Lamkin 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 Lamkin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5826, Longitude: -92.0729       In this case, the coordinates for Lamkin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.847 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.841 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.633 degrees.