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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Addition
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named New Addition ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Maryland
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) - Big Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Brimstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Eastern Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - High School Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High School Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
- High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Mystic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Singer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <3>
- Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <3>
How Far From New Addition 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Addition. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Addition) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.444 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.256 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.48 degrees. |