Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sweet Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweet Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sweet Lake
- 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 Sweet Lake:
- 29.984101, -93.129321
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sweet Lake
- 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 Cameron Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cameron Parish
- Since Sweet Lake is near Calcasieu Parish and also Jefferson Davis Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweet Lake ...
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.
- Bell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <2>
- Chalkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Grand Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Hackberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <2>
- Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Illinois Plant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Plant
- Illinois Plant is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Prairieland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieland
- Prairieland is located in Calcasieu Parish
- University Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Place is located in Calcasieu Parish
How Far From Sweet Lake 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 Sweet Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sweet Lake and extending to:
- Cameron, which is the Seat of Cameron Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sweet Lake to Cameron, 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,700 miles [12,391.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,576 miles [8,973.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweet Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweet Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweet Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9841, Longitude: -93.1293 In this case, the coordinates for Sweet Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sweet Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.201 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.912 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.418 degrees. |