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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 Twin Bridges, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges:
- 32.798743, -91.501507
- 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 Twin Bridges
- 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 West Carroll Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Carroll Parish
- Since Twin Bridges is near East Carroll Parish and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Carroll 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 Twin Bridges
Communities Also Named Twin Bridges ...
We found six communities that are also named Twin Bridges.
Within Louisiana, the name Twin Bridges is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Izard County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Izard County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the north of the Twin Bridges that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Twin Bridges.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Twin Bridges is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twin Bridges that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Twin Bridges.
- Indiana
- Knox County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Knox County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Twin Bridges that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Twin Bridges.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north of the Twin Bridges that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Twin Bridges.
- Montana
- Madison County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Madison County and lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the northwest of the Twin Bridges that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Twin Bridges.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Twin Bridges is located in Washington County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Bridges that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Twin Bridges.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Bridges ...
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.
- Bear Skin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Skin is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Skin
- Floyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Landing is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Landing
- Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodwill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goodwill is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Redwing is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
How Far From Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Bridges and extending to:
- Oak Grove, which is the Seat of West Carroll Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Bridges to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 911 miles [1,466.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Twin Bridges) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7987, Longitude: -91.5015 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Bridges have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.509 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.475 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.359 degrees. |
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