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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 Macland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macland 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 Macland:
- 30.659363, -92.053174
- 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 Macland
- 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 Saint Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Macland is near Evangeline Parish and also Avoyelles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline 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 Macland
Communities Also Named Macland ...
We found two communities that are also named Macland.
Within Louisiana, the name Macland is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Macland is located in Cobb County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macland that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Macland.
- North Carolina
- Scotland County
- This Macland is located in Scotland County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Macland that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Macland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Macland ...
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.
- Bat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bat is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bat
- Bayou Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Big Cane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Frisbie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frisbie is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
- Grand Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grand Prairie is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gum Ridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
- Leonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Point Blue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Point Blue is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blue
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Taterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taterville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taterville
How Far From Macland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Macland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Macland and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies just to the South.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Macland to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 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- Macland) 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 Macland 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 Macland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6594, Longitude: -92.0532 In this case, the coordinates for Macland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.617 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.318 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.90 degrees. |
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