Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Toomey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toomey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Toomey
- 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 Toomey:
- 30.152708, -93.649885
- 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 Toomey
- 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 Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Since Toomey is near Orange County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Toomey ...
We found one communities that share the name Toomey.
Within Louisiana, the name Toomey is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Toomey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toomey ...
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.
- Big Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Bland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Deweyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Deweyville is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <3>
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Gratis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hartburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Little Cypress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Little Cypress is located in Orange County (TX)
- Lone Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
- Starks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <3>
How Far From Toomey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Toomey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toomey and extending to:
- Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Toomey to Lake Charles, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,715 miles [12,416.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toomey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Toomey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toomey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1527, Longitude: -93.6499 In this case, the coordinates for Toomey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Toomey 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 317.551 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.344 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.61 degrees. |