Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vinton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vinton
- 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 Vinton:
- 30.196081, -93.581763
- 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 Vinton
- 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 Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- Since Vinton is near Orange County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- 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 Vinton ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Vinton.
Within Louisiana, the name Vinton is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Vinton is located in Cowley County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Vinton that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Vinton.
- Riley 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 Kansas community of Vinton [Riley County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Vinton is located in Gallia County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vinton that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Vinton.
- Vinton County
- This Vinton is located in Vinton County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the northeast of the Vinton that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Vinton.
- Quebec
- This Vinton lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vinton that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinton ...
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.
- Big Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Brimstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Deweyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Deweyville is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <5>
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Hartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Little Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Little Cypress is located in Orange County (TX)
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
- Starks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <5>
How Far From Vinton 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 town such as Vinton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vinton and extending to:
- Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Vinton to Lake Charles, 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 most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,710 miles [12,408 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Vinton: www.cityofvinton.com/
The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Vinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1961, Longitude: -93.5818 In this case, the coordinates for Vinton 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 Vinton 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 Vinton, 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 Vinton 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 317.514 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.306 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.577 degrees. |