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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 Royal Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Pines and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Royal Pines:
    • 32.514867, -92.214026
    • 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 Royal Pines
  • 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
    • Since Royal Pines is near Union Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Royal Pines

Communities Also Named Royal Pines ...

We found three communities that are also named Royal Pines.

Within Louisiana, the name Royal Pines is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Royal Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the east of the Royal Pines that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Royal Pines.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Royal Pines that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Royal Pines.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Royal Pines that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Royal Pines.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Pines ...

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.

  • Drew
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Drew is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Green Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Hillside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • Pine Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
  • Rockthrow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
  • Sunnybrook Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
  • Sunshine Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
  • Valley Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

How Far From Royal Pines 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 Royal Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Royal Pines and extending to:

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the East.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Royal Pines to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 956 miles [1,538.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Royal Pines 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 Royal Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5149, Longitude: -92.2140       In this case, the coordinates for Royal Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.929 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.927 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.702 degrees.