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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 Ajax, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ajax 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 Ajax:
    • 31.876553, -93.389896
    • 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 Ajax
  • 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 Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
    • Since Ajax is near De Soto Parish and also Red River Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River 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 Ajax

Communities Also Named Ajax ...

We found ten communities that are also named Ajax.

Within Louisiana, the name Ajax is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Ajax [Perry County].
    • Ontario
      • This Ajax lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ajax that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
    • Oregon
      • Gilliam County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Ajax [Gilliam County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Ajax is located in Venango County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ajax that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Ajax.
    • South Dakota
      • Pennington County
      • This Ajax is located in Pennington County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Ajax that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Ajax.
    • Texas
      • Hays County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ajax [Hays County].
      • Panola County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Panola County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Ajax.
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Ajax [Tooele County].
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Ajax is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Ajax that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Ajax.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Ajax is located in Mingo County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Ajax that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Ajax.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ajax ...

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.

  • Allen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Dobs Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobs Crossing is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobs Crossing
  • Evelyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evelyn is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Harris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • King Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • King Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
  • Lake End
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Marthaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mineral is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Redoak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Redoak is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak

How Far From Ajax 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 community such as Ajax to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ajax and extending to:

  • Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ajax to Natchitoches, with an average speed<5> 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ajax 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ajax) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ajax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Ajax 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 Ajax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8766, Longitude: -93.3899       In this case, the coordinates for Ajax have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.605 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.632 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.288 degrees.