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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 Niblett Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niblett Bluff 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 Niblett Bluff:
- 30.198819, -93.679886
- 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 Niblett Bluff
- 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 Niblett Bluff is near Orange County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- 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 Niblett Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Niblett Bluff ...
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.
- Big Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Woods is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Bland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bland is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cove is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Deweyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echo is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Gratis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gratis is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
- Hartburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartburg is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartburg
- Lemonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lemonville is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
- Little Cypress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cypress is located in Orange County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Starks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Niblett Bluff 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 Niblett Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Niblett Bluff and extending to:
- Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Niblett Bluff to Lake Charles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 151 miles [243 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,714 miles [12,414.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Niblett Bluff) 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 Niblett Bluff 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 Niblett Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1988, Longitude: -93.6799 In this case, the coordinates for Niblett Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.379 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.616 degrees. |
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