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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 New Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Addition 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 New Addition:
- 30.444922, -93.417663
- 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 New Addition
- 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 New Addition 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 New Addition
Communities Also Named New Addition ...
We found one communities that are also named New Addition.
Within Louisiana, the name New Addition is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named New Addition in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This New Addition is located in Frederick County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Addition that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of New Addition.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Addition ...
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.
- Abbie Joe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abbie Joe is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbie Joe
- Big Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Woods is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Brimstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brimstone is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
- Eastern Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- High School Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Mystic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Singer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From New Addition to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Addition and extending to:
- Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Addition to Lake Charles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east (E). 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 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Addition) 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 New Addition 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 New Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4449, Longitude: -93.4177 In this case, the coordinates for New Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.48 degrees. |
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