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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 Tama, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tama 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 Tama:
- 32.327095, -92.255695
- 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 Tama
- 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 Tama is near Caldwell Parish and also Jackson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Tama
Communities Also Named Tama ...
We found four communities that are also named Tama.
Within Louisiana, the name Tama is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Liberty County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Tama [Liberty County].
- Iowa
- Tama County
- This Tama is located in Tama County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<2> to the north of the Tama that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tama County community of Tama.
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Tama is located in Mercer County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Tama that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Tama.
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Coryell County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Tama.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tama ...
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.
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cypress
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cypress is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Logtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Luna
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Luna is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sunnybrook Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Vixen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Wood Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wood Junction is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Junction
How Far From Tama 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 Tama to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tama and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tama to Monroe, with an average speed<3> 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 144 miles [231.7 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 965 miles [1,553 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,552 miles [12,153.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tama, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tama) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Tama 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 Tama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3271, Longitude: -92.2557 In this case, the coordinates for Tama have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.935 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.91 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.748 degrees. |
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