Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oaknolia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oaknolia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oaknolia

• 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 Oaknolia:
  • 30.732961, -90.990659
  • 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 Oaknolia

• 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 East Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
  • Since Oaknolia is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Livingston Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Oaknolia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oaknolia ...

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.

• Battle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Battle is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
• Bluff Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bluff Creek is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
• Ethel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethel is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethel <1>
• Grays
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Hatchersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatchersville is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchersville
• Hidden Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hidden Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
• Olive Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Plantation Way
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Plantation Way is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Way
• Pride
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pride is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pride <1>
• Slaughter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <1>
• Stonypoint ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
• Sunbeam ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunbeam is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oaknolia and extending to:

• Clinton, which is the Seat of East Feliciana Parish, lies just to the North.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Oaknolia 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 969 miles [1,559.5 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 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,571 miles [12,184.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'