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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 Wilsonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsonia 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 Wilsonia:
- 31.932937, -91.314281
- 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 Wilsonia
- 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 Tensas Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- Since Wilsonia is near Jefferson County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Wilsonia
Communities Also Named Wilsonia ...
We found four communities that are also named Wilsonia.
Within Louisiana, the name Wilsonia is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Wilsonia is located in Etowah County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilsonia that is located in Tensas Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Wilsonia.
- California
- Tulare County
- This Wilsonia is located in Tulare County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilsonia that is located in Tensas Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Wilsonia.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Wilsonia is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,912 miles [3,077.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wilsonia that is located in Tensas Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Wilsonia.
- West Virginia
- Grant County
- This Wilsonia is located in Grant County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilsonia that is located in Tensas Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Wilsonia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsonia ...
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.
- Crimea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crimea is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimea
- Cross Keys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Goldman Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goldman Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman Landing
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Justina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Justina is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justina
- Lake Bruin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Bruin is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bruin
- Locust Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Ridge is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Maryland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maryland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Mayflower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayflower is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Wilsonia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilsonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilsonia and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies just to the East.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Wilsonia to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,406 miles [8,700.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Wilsonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wilsonia 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 Wilsonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9329, Longitude: -91.3143 In this case, the coordinates for Wilsonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.303 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.12 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.417 degrees. |
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