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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 Oaks:
30.586298, -91.003714
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.
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 East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 32 communities that share the name Twin Oaks.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Twin Oaks.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Louisiana ...
Morehouse Parish
This Twin Oaks is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Twin Oaks.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This Twin Oaks is located in Lauderdale County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Twin Oaks.
Arkansas
Clay County
This Twin Oaks is located in Clay County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Twin Oaks.
Greene County
This Twin Oaks is located in Greene County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the north of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Twin Oaks.
Saline County
This Twin Oaks is located in Saline County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the north northwest of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Twin Oaks.
California
Kern County
This Twin Oaks is located in Kern County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Twin Oaks.
San Diego County
This Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km] to the west northwest of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Twin Oaks.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Twin Oaks is located in New Castle County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Twin Oaks.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Twin Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Twin Oaks.
Georgia
Newton County
This Twin Oaks is located in Newton County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Twin Oaks.
Richmond County
This Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Twin Oaks.
Illinois
Cook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Twin Oaks [Cook County].
Will County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Twin Oaks [Will County].
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Twin Oaks is located in Fayette County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Twin Oaks.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Twin Oaks is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Twin Oaks.
Howard County
This Twin Oaks is located in Howard County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Twin Oaks.
Missouri
Saint Louis County
This Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the north of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Twin Oaks.
North Carolina
Alleghany County
This Twin Oaks is located in Alleghany County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Twin Oaks.
Davidson County
This Twin Oaks is located in Davidson County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the east northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Twin Oaks.
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
This Twin Oaks is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Twin Oaks.
Oklahoma
Delaware County
This Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Twin Oaks.
Pennsylvania
Bucks County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Twin Oaks [Bucks County].
Delaware County
This Twin Oaks is located in Delaware County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Twin Oaks.
Venango County
This Twin Oaks is located in Venango County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Twin Oaks.
South Carolina
Dorchester County
This Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Twin Oaks.
Tennessee
Bradley County
This Twin Oaks is located in Bradley County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Twin Oaks.
Greene County
This Twin Oaks is located in Greene County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Twin Oaks.
Roane County
This Twin Oaks is located in Roane County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Twin Oaks.
Sullivan County
This Twin Oaks is located in Sullivan County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Twin Oaks.
Virginia
Hanover County
This Twin Oaks is located in Hanover County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Twin Oaks.
Prince William County
This Twin Oaks is located in Prince William County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Twin Oaks.
Stafford County
This Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the northeast of the Twin Oaks that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Twin Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Oaks ...
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.
Bon Dickey (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Woodland View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
How Far From Twin Oaks 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 Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin Oaks and extending to:
Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Oaks to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,579 miles [12,197.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,455 miles [8,779 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5863, Longitude: -91.0037 In this case, the coordinates for Twin Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Twin Oaks 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.
<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>
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.
<6>
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 Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.962 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.543 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.491 degrees.