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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 Neame, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neame 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 Neame:
- 30.974636, -93.281830
- 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 Neame
- 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 Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- Since Neame is near Beauregard Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- 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 Neame
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neame ...
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.
- Billy Goat Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Bon Ami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bon Ami is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
- Coopers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coopers is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Ikes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
- Knight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knight is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Lee Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Hills is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hills
- Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Pinecrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Rosepine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Savage Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
How Far From Neame 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 Neame to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neame and extending to:
- Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Neame to Leesville, with an average speed<3> 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,660 miles [12,327.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Neame) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Neame 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 Neame. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9746, Longitude: -93.2818 In this case, the coordinates for Neame have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.426 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.36 degrees. |
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