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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 Sutton Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sutton Junction 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 Sutton Junction:
- 30.906585, -93.503227
- 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 Sutton Junction
- 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 Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- Since Sutton Junction is near Beauregard Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard 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 Sutton Junction
Communities Also Named Sutton Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Sutton Junction.
Within Louisiana, the name Sutton Junction is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Sutton Junction in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Sutton Junction lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sutton Junction that is located in Vernon Parish.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sutton Junction ...
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.
- Bon Ami
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Ami is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Knight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knight is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Merryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Quicksand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Rosepine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Savage Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
- Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Sutton Junction 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 Sutton Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Sutton Junction once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sutton Junction and extending to:
- Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sutton Junction to Leesville, with an average speed<4> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,081 miles [1,739.7 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 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,673 miles [12,348.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,548 miles [8,928.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sutton Junction) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sutton Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sutton Junction 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 Sutton Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9066, Longitude: -93.5032 In this case, the coordinates for Sutton Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.45 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.46 degrees. |
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