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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 Northwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates:
- 32.569032, -92.195970
- 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 Northwood Estates
- 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Since Northwood Estates is near Union Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Northwood Estates
Communities Also Named Northwood Estates ...
We found nine communities that are also named Northwood Estates.
Within Louisiana, the name Northwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Northwood Estates.
- Mobile County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the east southeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Northwood Estates.
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Glynn County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Northwood Estates.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Northwood Estates.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Lee County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Northwood Estates.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Northwood Estates.
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Crawford County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Northwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Charleston County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Northwood Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Northwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood Estates ...
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.
- Drew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Green Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Hillside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Pine Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Rockthrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
- Royal Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Sunshine Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
- Valley Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
How Far From Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwood Estates and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Northwood Estates to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Northwood Estates) 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 Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5690, Longitude: -92.1960 In this case, the coordinates for Northwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.923 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.928 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.686 degrees. |
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