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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point 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 Point:
- 32.660974, -92.277639
- 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 Point
- 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Since Point is near Ouachita Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Point
Communities Also Named Point ...
We found seven communities that are also named Point.
Within Louisiana, the name Point is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale 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 Mississippi community of Point [Lauderdale County].
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Point [Saint Louis County].
- North Carolina
- Cleveland 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 North Carolina community of Point [Cleveland County].
- Ohio
- Franklin 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 Ohio community of Point [Franklin County].
- Highland County
- This Point is located in Highland County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Point that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Point.
- Pennsylvania
- Bedford County
- This Point is located in Bedford County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Point that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Point.
- Texas
- Rains County
- This Point is located in Rains County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<3> to the west of the Point that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point ...
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.
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Downsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Drew is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Farmerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Frost Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Hillside Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Pine Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Rockthrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rocky Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Branch is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Royal Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Sunshine Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
- Valley Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
How Far From Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Point to Farmerville, with an average speed<5> 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,413 miles [8,711.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 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 Point 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> | 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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6610, Longitude: -92.2776 In this case, the coordinates for Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.985 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.012 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.707 degrees. |
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