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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 Singer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Singer 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 Singer:
- 30.654921, -93.412389
- 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 Singer
- 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 Singer 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 Singer
Communities Also Named Singer ...
We found three communities that are also named Singer.
Within Louisiana, the name Singer is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Singer is located in Harford County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Singer that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Singer.
- Quebec
- This Singer lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Singer that is located in Beauregard Parish.
- Virginia
- Roanoke 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 Virginia community of Singer [Roanoke County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Singer ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbie Joe is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbie Joe
- Bannister ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bannister is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Bon Ami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Ami is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
- Carson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Eastern Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
- Fields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- High School Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
- Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Longville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Merryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mystic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Sweetville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweetville is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetville
How Far From Singer 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 Singer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Singer and extending to:
- DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Singer to DeRidder, 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 four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 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 1,086 miles [1,747.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,681 miles [12,361.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 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 from Point A (ie- Singer) 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 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 Singer 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 Singer 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 Singer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6549, Longitude: -93.4124 In this case, the coordinates for Singer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.312 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.453 degrees. |
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