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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 Oakleaf Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakleaf 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 Oakleaf Estates:
- 31.763775, -93.136832
- 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 Oakleaf 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 Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
- Since Oakleaf Estates is near Winn Parish and also Grant Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Oakleaf Estates
Communities Also Named Oakleaf Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Oakleaf Estates.
Within Louisiana, the name Oakleaf Estates is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Oakleaf Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Oakleaf Estates is located in Williamson County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oakleaf Estates that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Oakleaf Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakleaf 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.
- Breedlove Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Breedlove Hills is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Hills
- Clarence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwood Park is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Knightville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knightville is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Provencal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Strongs Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Strongs Ferry is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ferry
How Far From Oakleaf Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oakleaf Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oakleaf Estates and extending to:
- Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies just to the East.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Oakleaf Estates to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,029 miles [1,656 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,617 miles [12,258.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 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- Oakleaf Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oakleaf 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 Oakleaf Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7638, Longitude: -93.1368 In this case, the coordinates for Oakleaf Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.43 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.414 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.197 degrees. |
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