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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 Treasure Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island:
    • 32.583475, -92.065411
    • 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 Treasure Island
  • 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 Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island

Communities Also Named Treasure Island ...

We found two communities that are also named Treasure Island.

Within Louisiana, the name Treasure Island is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Pinellas County
      • This Treasure Island is located in Pinellas County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Treasure Island that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Treasure Island.
    • Texas
      • Guadalupe County
      • Although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know the location within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Treasure Island.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Treasure Island ...

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.

  • Cypress Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fish Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Forest Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Hammock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
  • Lakeshore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeview Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Oliver
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pecan Bayou
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
  • Spanish City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City

How Far From Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Treasure Island to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 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 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Treasure Island) 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 Treasure Island 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 Treasure Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5835, Longitude: -92.0654       In this case, the coordinates for Treasure Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.842 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.835 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.629 degrees.