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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 Lapine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lapine 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 Lapine:
- 32.389448, -92.252682
- 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 Lapine
- 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 Lapine is near Jackson Parish and also Caldwell Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Lapine
Communities Also Named Lapine ...
We found one communities that are also named Lapine.
Within Louisiana, the name Lapine is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Lapine in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Lapine is located in Montgomery County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lapine that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Lapine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lapine ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cypress is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drew is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Forest Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Terrace
- Hillside Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Kings Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kings Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oaks
- Lincoln Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Logtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Luna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Luna is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pine Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Robinson Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Place is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Place
- Rockthrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
- Royal Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Sunnybrook Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sunshine Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
- Valley Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Vixen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wood Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wood Junction is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Junction
How Far From Lapine 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 Lapine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lapine and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lapine to Monroe, with an average speed<2> 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 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- Lapine) 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 Lapine 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 Lapine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3894, Longitude: -92.2527 In this case, the coordinates for Lapine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.94 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.737 degrees. |
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