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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 Security, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Security 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 Security:
- 31.534340, -91.816515
- 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 Security
- 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 Catahoula Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
- Since Security is near Concordia Parish and also La Salle Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Security
Communities Also Named Security ...
We found five communities that are also named Security.
Within Louisiana, the name Security is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- This Security is located in El Paso County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Security that is located in Catahoula Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Security.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Security [Baltimore County].
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Security [Garrett County].
- Washington County
- This Security is located in Washington County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Security that is located in Catahoula Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Security.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- This Security is located in Montgomery County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Security that is located in Catahoula Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Security.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Security ...
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.
- Archie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Flowery Mound ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flowery Mound is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Mound
- Frogmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Era
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Stacy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Utility
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
How Far From Security 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 Security to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Security and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Catahoula Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Security to Harrisonburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,571 miles [12,184.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Security) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Security 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Security 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 Security. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5343, Longitude: -91.8165 In this case, the coordinates for Security have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.573 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.382 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.682 degrees. |
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