Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Myrtis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Myrtis
- 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 Myrtis:
- 32.924859, -93.991570
- 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 Myrtis
- 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 Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- Since Myrtis is near Cass County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cass County
- eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Myrtis ...
We found one communities that share the name Myrtis.
Within Louisiana, the name Myrtis is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Myrtis in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtis ...
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.
- Era ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Frog Level ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
- Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
- Ida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mail Boxes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mail Boxes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mail Boxes
- Mail Boxes is located in Caddo Parish
- Rambo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Shoreline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Superior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Three States
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three States have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States
- Three States is located in Caddo Parish
- Trees
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Myrtis 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 Myrtis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myrtis and extending to:
- Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Myrtis to Shreveport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 238 miles [383 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Myrtis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Myrtis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Myrtis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9249, Longitude: -93.9916 In this case, the coordinates for Myrtis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Myrtis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.112 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.403 degrees. |