Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tugwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tugwell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tugwell
- 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 Tugwell:
- 32.888747, -92.381810
- 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 Tugwell
- 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Since Tugwell is near Union County and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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
Communities Also Named Tugwell ...
We found two communities that share the name Tugwell.
Within Louisiana, the name Tugwell is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tugwell ...
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.
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Union Parish
- Dean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Farmerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
- Farmerville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <4>
- Gills Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gills Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
- Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
- Gravel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Loco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Quigley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sadie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Spearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Spearsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <4>
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Tugwell 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 Tugwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Tugwell and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies just to the South.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<5> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Tugwell to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tugwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Tugwell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 Tugwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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- Tugwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tugwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8887, Longitude: -92.3818 In this case, the coordinates for Tugwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Tugwell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.075 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.146 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.717 degrees. |