Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Notnac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Notnac and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Notnac
- 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 Notnac:
- 32.103209, -91.202334
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Notnac
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- Since Notnac is near Warren County and also Madison Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Notnac ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Dearborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Grand Gulf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Hopewell Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Landing
- Hopewell Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lake Bruin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bruin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruin
- Lake Bruin is located in Tensas Parish
- Pecan Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Landing
- Pecan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Wildcat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Notnac 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 Notnac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Notnac and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Notnac to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 114 miles [183.5 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 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Notnac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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- Notnac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Notnac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1032, Longitude: -91.2023 In this case, the coordinates for Notnac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Notnac to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.251 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.082 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.344 degrees. |