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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 Moss Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moss Bluff 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 Moss Bluff:
- 30.302704, -93.190710
- 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 Moss Bluff
- 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 Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Since Moss Bluff is near Beauregard Parish and also Jefferson Davis Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis 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 Moss Bluff
Communities Also Named Moss Bluff ...
We found two communities that are also named Moss Bluff.
Within Louisiana, the name Moss Bluff is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Moss Bluff is located in Marion County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the east of the Moss Bluff that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Moss Bluff.
- Texas
- Liberty County
- This Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moss Bluff that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Moss Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss Bluff ...
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.
- Bridge Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridge Junction is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Junction
- Chloe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Hecker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hecker is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
- Lake Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lockmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockmoor is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockmoor
- Mallard Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard Junction is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Junction
- Maplewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mossville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mossville is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Rose Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bluff
- University Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- University Place is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From Moss Bluff 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 Moss Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moss Bluff and extending to:
- Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Moss Bluff to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,688 miles [12,372.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moss Bluff) 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 Moss Bluff 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 Moss Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3027, Longitude: -93.1907 In this case, the coordinates for Moss Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.282 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.405 degrees. |
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