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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 Noble, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noble 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 Noble:
- 31.689877, -93.683251
- 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 Noble
- 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 Sabine Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
- Since Noble is near Shelby County and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto 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 Noble
Communities Also Named Noble ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Noble.
Within Louisiana, the name Noble is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Noble [Fairfield County].
- Georgia
- Long County
- This Noble is located in Long County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<2> to the east of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Long County community of Noble.
- Walker County
- This Noble is located in Walker County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east northeast of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Noble.
- Illinois
- Richland County
- This Noble is located in Richland County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Noble.
- Indiana
- Howard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Noble [Howard County].
- Jay County
- This Noble is located in Jay County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of Noble.
- Iowa
- Washington County
- This Noble is located in Washington County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the north of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Noble.
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Noble [Butler County].
- Rice County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Noble [Rice County].
- Kentucky
- Breathitt County
- This Noble is located in Breathitt County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Noble.
- Michigan
- Branch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Noble [Branch County].
- Osceola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Noble [Osceola County].
- Missouri
- Ozark County
- This Noble is located in Ozark County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the north of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Noble.
- Montana
- Broadwater County
- This Noble is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Noble.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Noble is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Noble.
- Oklahoma
- Cleveland County
- This Noble is located in Cleveland County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Noble.
- Oregon
- Marion County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Noble [Marion County].
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Noble is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Noble.
- Texas
- Lamar County
- This Noble is located in Lamar County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Noble.
- Virginia
- Wythe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Noble [Wythe County].
- Washington
- King County
- This Noble is located in King County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Noble that is located in Sabine Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Noble.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noble ...
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.
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Chamber Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chamber Ferry is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamber Ferry
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dobs Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dobs Crossing is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobs Crossing
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ragtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ragtown is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Union Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Springs is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
How Far From Noble 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 village such as Noble to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Noble and extending to:
- Many, which is the Seat of Sabine Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Noble to Many, with an average speed<5> 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,643 miles [12,300.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Noble could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Noble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Noble, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Noble 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 Noble. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6899, Longitude: -93.6833 In this case, the coordinates for Noble have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.77 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.801 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.436 degrees. |
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