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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 Noel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noel 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 Noel:
    • 30.131031, -91.070657
    • 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 Noel
  • 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 Ascension Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
    • Since Noel is near Iberville Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption 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 Noel

Communities Also Named Noel ...

We found eight communities that are also named Noel.

Within Louisiana, the name Noel is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • San Miguel County
      • This Noel is located in San Miguel County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Noel that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Noel.
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Noel [Scott County].
    • Missouri
      • McDonald County
      • This Noel is located in McDonald County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Noel that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Noel.
    • Nebraska
      • Custer County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Custer County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Noel.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Noel lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Noel that is located in Ascension Parish.
    • Oklahoma
      • Woods County
      • This Noel is located in Woods County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Noel that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woods County community of Noel.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Noel is located in Cambria County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Noel that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Noel.
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Noel is located in Hanover County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Noel that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Noel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Noel ...

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.

  • Cannonburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannonburg is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonburg
  • Catherine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Catherine is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
  • Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Freetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Goldridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Goldridge is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldridge
  • Hillaryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hillaryville is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillaryville
  • Louisville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Louisville is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Miles
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Miles is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Rearwood ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rearwood is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rearwood
  • Samstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Samstown is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samstown
  • Smoke Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
  • Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Star is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Texas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Texas is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From Noel 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 Noel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Noel and extending to:

  • Donaldsonville, which is the Seat of Ascension Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Noel to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Noel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Noel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Noel 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 Noel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1310, Longitude: -91.0707       In this case, the coordinates for Noel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.949 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.467 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.581 degrees.