Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oasis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oasis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oasis
- 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 Oasis:
- 31.413232, -92.714871
- 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 Oasis
- 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 Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Since Oasis is near Grant Parish and also Natchitoches Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- eBird sighting report for Natchitoches 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
Communities Also Named Oasis ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Oasis.
Within Louisiana, the name Oasis is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Oasis lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oasis that is located in Rapides Parish.
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Oasis is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oasis that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Oasis.
- Mono County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Oasis [Mono County].
- Riverside County
- This Oasis is located in Riverside County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km] to the west northwest of the Oasis that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Oasis.
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Logan County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Oasis.
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oasis [Saline County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Oasis [Smith County].
- Missouri
- Lincoln County
- This Oasis is located in Lincoln County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north of the Oasis that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Oasis.
- Taney County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Oasis [Taney County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Cochran County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oasis [Cochran County].
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Oasis [Dallas County].
- Utah
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oasis ...
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.
- Alfalfa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Crane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hot Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
- Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
- Kateland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Lena is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
- Marco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - McNutt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mead ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ravencamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Sharp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Oasis 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 Oasis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oasis and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oasis to Alexandria, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oasis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oasis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oasis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4132, Longitude: -92.7149 In this case, the coordinates for Oasis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oasis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Oasis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Oasis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.122 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.007 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.068 degrees. |