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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 Sterlington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sterlington 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 Sterlington:
    • 32.693360, -92.063343
    • 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 Sterlington
  • 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 Sterlington is near Union Parish and also Morehouse 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 Morehouse 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 Sterlington

Communities Also Named Sterlington ...

We found one communities that are also named Sterlington.

Within Louisiana, the name Sterlington is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Sterlington in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Rockland County
      • This Sterlington is located in Rockland County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sterlington that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Sterlington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterlington ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Crossroads is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Fowler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Hammock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
  • Hidden Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Hooker Hole
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hooker Hole is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
  • Lakeview Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Oliver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pecan Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
  • Point Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Rocky Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Treasure Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sterlington to Monroe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,527 miles [12,113.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,402 miles [8,693.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sterlington) 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 Sterlington 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 Sterlington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6934, Longitude: -92.0633       In this case, the coordinates for Sterlington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.852 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.862 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.612 degrees.