Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tyrone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tyrone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tyrone
- 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 Tyrone:
- 30.497145, -92.511247
- 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 Tyrone
- 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 Evangeline Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
- Since Tyrone is near Acadia Parish and also Saint Landry Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Acadia Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint Landry 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 Tyrone ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Tyrone.
Within Louisiana, the name Tyrone is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Fayette County
- This Tyrone is located in Fayette County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tyrone that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Tyrone.
- Wilkes County
- This Tyrone is located in Wilkes County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east northeast of the Tyrone that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Tyrone.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Tyrone [Kent County].
- Livingston 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 Michigan community of Tyrone [Livingston County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Tyrone is located in Coshocton County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tyrone that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Tyrone.
- Morrow County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Morrow County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Tyrone.
- Oklahoma
- Beaver 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 Oklahoma community of Tyrone [Beaver County].
- Texas County
- This Tyrone is located in Texas County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tyrone that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Tyrone.
- Ontario
- This Tyrone lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tyrone that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Tyrone lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tyrone that is located in Evangeline Parish.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Dunn 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 Wisconsin community of Tyrone [Dunn County].
- Green 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 Wisconsin community of Tyrone [Green County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tyrone ...
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.
- Bond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Cartville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - China
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Elton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <5>
- Iota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
- Iota is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
- Judd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Maxie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Richard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Swords
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Tyrone 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 Tyrone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tyrone and extending to:
- Ville Platte, which is the Seat of Evangeline Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tyrone to Ville Platte, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,649 miles [12,309.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tyrone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tyrone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4971, Longitude: -92.5112 In this case, the coordinates for Tyrone 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 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 Tyrone 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> | 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 Tyrone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Tyrone 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 316.882 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.606 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.106 degrees. |