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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 Yellow Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine:
- 32.477026, -93.325173
- 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 Yellow Pine
- 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 Webster Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
- Since Yellow Pine is near Bienville Parish and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Yellow Pine
Communities Also Named Yellow Pine ...
We found two communities that are also named Yellow Pine.
Within Louisiana, the name Yellow Pine is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Washington County
- This Yellow Pine is located in Washington County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Yellow Pine that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Yellow Pine.
- Idaho
- Valley County
- This Yellow Pine is located in Valley County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yellow Pine that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Yellow Pine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Pine ...
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.
- Dixie Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Goodwill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Koran is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koran
- Martin Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Junction is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Junction
- Nine Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Forks is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Forks
- Petes Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Petes Ferry is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Ferry
- Plum Orchard Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Orchard Landing is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard Landing
- Swift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
How Far From Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yellow Pine and extending to:
- Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Pine to Minden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Yellow Pine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Yellow Pine 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 Yellow Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4770, Longitude: -93.3252 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.633 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.743 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.178 degrees. |
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