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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 Seale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seale 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 Seale:
    • 30.561866, -93.435999
    • 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 Seale
  • 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 Seale 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 Seale

Communities Also Named Seale ...

We found two communities that are also named Seale.

Within Louisiana, the name Seale is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Russell County
      • This Seale is located in Russell County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seale that is located in Beauregard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Seale.
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Seale is located in Robertson County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seale that is located in Beauregard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Seale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seale ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbie Joe is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbie Joe
  • Eastern Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • High School Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
  • Longville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mystic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Singer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sweetville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweetville is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetville

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

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

  • DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seale to DeRidder, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,686 miles [12,369.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,562 miles [8,951.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seale) 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 Seale 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 Seale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5619, Longitude: -93.4360       In this case, the coordinates for Seale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.471 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.303 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.474 degrees.