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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 Landgrove Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Landgrove Landing 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 Landgrove Landing:
- 32.932629, -91.724846
- 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 Landgrove Landing
- 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 Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
- Since New Landgrove Landing is near Ashley County and also West Carroll Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Carroll 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 Landgrove Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Landgrove Landing ...
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.
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Bonita
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eatman Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eatman Ferry is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Ferry
- Gulledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gulledge is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge
- Jones
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Oak Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Landing is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From New Landgrove Landing 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 Landgrove Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in New Landgrove Landing and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Landgrove Landing to Bastrop, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 917 miles [1,475.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Landgrove Landing) 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 New Landgrove Landing 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 Landgrove Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9326, Longitude: -91.7248 In this case, the coordinates for New Landgrove Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.432 degrees. |
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