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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 Lee Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lee Heights 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 Lee Heights:
- 31.364903, -92.436248
- 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 Lee Heights
- 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 Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Since Lee Heights is near Grant Parish and also Avoyelles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles 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 Lee Heights
Communities Also Named Lee Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Lee Heights.
Within Louisiana, the name Lee Heights is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Bryan County
- This Lee Heights is located in Bryan County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lee Heights that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Lee Heights.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Lee Heights is located in Arlington County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lee Heights that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Lee Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lee Heights ...
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.
- Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Gables
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Gables is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kingsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingsville is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Magnolia Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Samtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Samtown is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samtown
- Shady Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Oaks is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Timber Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Trails is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
How Far From Lee Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lee Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lee Heights and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lee Heights to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lee Heights) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lee Heights 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 Lee Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3649, Longitude: -92.4362 In this case, the coordinates for Lee Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.941 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.789 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.96 degrees. |
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