Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oliver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oliver and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oliver
- 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 Oliver:
- 30.493803, -90.457866
- 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 Oliver
- 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 Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
- Since Oliver is near Livingston Parish and also Saint John the Baptist Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist 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 Oliver ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Oliver.
There are three communities within Louisiana that are also named Oliver.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Iberia Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Oliver lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<2> to the northwest of the Oliver that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- California
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Edgar County
- This Oliver is located in Edgar County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oliver that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Oliver.
- Whiteside County
- This Oliver is located in Whiteside County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the north of the Oliver that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Oliver.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Oliver lies 1,794 miles [2,887.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oliver that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- Ontario
- This Oliver lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Oliver that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oliver [Allegheny County].
- Fayette County
- This Oliver is located in Fayette County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Oliver that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Oliver.
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oliver ...
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.
- Baptist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Cypress Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Happy Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
- Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Hollyridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollyridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Hollyridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jena ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Kin Tally
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Mason ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Pumpkin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Tallow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Wood
- Tallow Wood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- University Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Place is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
How Far From Oliver 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 Oliver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oliver and extending to:
- Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oliver to Amite City, with an average speed<5> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,558 miles [12,163.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,435 miles [8,746.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oliver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tangipahoa Parish: www.tangicouncil.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Oliver 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. |
| <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- Oliver) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oliver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4938, Longitude: -90.4579 In this case, the coordinates for Oliver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Oliver, 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Oliver to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.618 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.13 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.289 degrees. |