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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 Newlight, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newlight 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 Newlight:
- 32.104605, -91.433331
- 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 Newlight
- 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 Tensas Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- Since Newlight is near Franklin Parish and also Madison Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Newlight
Communities Also Named Newlight ...
We found one communities that are also named Newlight.
Within Louisiana, the name Newlight is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Newlight in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Newlight is located in Bladen County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Newlight that is located in Tensas Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Newlight.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newlight ...
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.
- Crimea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crimea is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimea
- Dearborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dearborn is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dickey Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dickey Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Landing
- Dixie Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Landing
- Egypt Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
- Ferry Newlight Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Harris Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
- Hopewell Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Landing
- Justina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Justina is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justina
- Mayflower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayflower is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- New Quarters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Quarters is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Quarters
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pecan Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pecan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Landing
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Stones Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
- Swampers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wildcat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wildcat is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Newlight 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 Newlight to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newlight and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newlight to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,527 miles [12,113.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Newlight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Newlight 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 Newlight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1046, Longitude: -91.4333 In this case, the coordinates for Newlight have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.395 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.439 degrees. |
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