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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 Luella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Luella 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 Luella:
- 31.775720, -92.995161
- 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 Luella
- 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 Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
- Since Luella is near Winn Parish and also Grant Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Luella
Communities Also Named Luella ...
We found six communities that are also named Luella.
Within Louisiana, the name Luella is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Drew County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Luella [Drew County].
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Luella is located in Henry County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Luella that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Luella.
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Luella [Bourbon County].
- Nebraska
- Sheridan County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Sheridan County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Luella.
- Oklahoma
- Garfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Luella [Garfield County].
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Luella is located in Grayson County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Luella that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Luella.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Luella ...
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.
- Bermuda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Clarence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Cognac ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cognac is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cognac
- Crews
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crews is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Greenwood Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Park is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Strongs Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Strongs Ferry is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ferry
- Williams Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Corner is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner
How Far From Luella 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 Luella to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Luella and extending to:
- Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies just to the West.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Luella to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Luella 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Luella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Luella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Luella 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 Luella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7757, Longitude: -92.9952 In this case, the coordinates for Luella have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.342 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.312 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.136 degrees. |
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