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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 Oretta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oretta 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 Oretta:
- 30.526032, -93.437388
- 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 Oretta
- 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 Beauregard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- Since Oretta is near Calcasieu Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- 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 Oretta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oretta ...
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.
- Abbie Joe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abbie Joe is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbie Joe
- Eastern Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- High School Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
- Longville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Mystic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Singer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Oretta 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 Oretta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oretta and extending to:
- DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oretta to DeRidder, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,093 miles [1,759 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,688 miles [12,372.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oretta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oretta 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 Oretta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5260, Longitude: -93.4374 In this case, the coordinates for Oretta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.467 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.479 degrees. |
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