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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Twin Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Oaks 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Twin Oaks
  • 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 Twin Oaks ...

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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Dickey
    • Bon Dickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Central
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
  • Central Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Place
    • Central Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Crystal Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Place
    • Crystal Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Hidden Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
    • Hidden Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Oak Cluster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Cluster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cluster
    • Oak Cluster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Oak Shadows Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows Place
    • Oak Shadows Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Plainview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Livingston Parish
  • Plantation Way
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Way have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Way
    • Plantation Way is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Rambling Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Oaks
    • Rambling Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Welcome Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Heights
    • Welcome Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Willow Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Woodland View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
    • Woodland View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

How Far From Twin Oaks to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twin Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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.









 

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