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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 Pine Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Prairie 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 Pine Prairie:
- 30.783461, -92.422416
- 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 Pine Prairie
- 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 Evangeline Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
- Since Pine Prairie is near Rapides Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Pine Prairie
Communities Also Named Pine Prairie ...
We found three communities that are also named Pine Prairie.
Within Louisiana, the name Pine Prairie is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Little River County
- This Pine Prairie is located in Little River County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Prairie that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Pine Prairie.
- Montana
- Flathead County
- This Pine Prairie is located in Flathead County and lies 1,670 miles [2,687.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Prairie that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Pine Prairie.
- Texas
- Walker County
- This Pine Prairie is located in Walker County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Prairie that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Pine Prairie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Prairie ...
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.
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Bond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clubhouse Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clubhouse Landing is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Landing
- Cypress Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Dove Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dove Landing is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Landing
- Gray Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gray Point is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Point
- Lake Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Cove is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cove
- Lone Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meridian is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Point Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Blue is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blue
- Squealer Point Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Turkey Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Pine Prairie 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 village such as Pine Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Prairie and extending to:
- Ville Platte, which is the Seat of Evangeline Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Prairie to Ville Platte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Prairie) 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 Pine Prairie 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 Pine Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7835, Longitude: -92.4224 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.862 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.032 degrees. |
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