Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Anabel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anabel and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Anabel

• 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 Anabel:
  • 32.293208, -92.250973
  • 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 Anabel

• 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
  • Since Anabel is near Caldwell Parish and also Jackson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Anabel

Communities Also Named Anabel ...

We found one communities that are also named Anabel.

Within Louisiana, the name Anabel is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Anabel in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Macon County
    • This Anabel is located in Macon County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the north of the Anabel that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Anabel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anabel ...

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.

• Corey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
• Cuba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Cypress
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cypress is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Hickory Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Springs is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Springs
• Logtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Luna
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Luna is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
• Mount Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Sunnybrook Farms
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
• Vixen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
• Wood Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wood Junction is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Junction

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

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Anabel to Monroe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 966 miles [1,554.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,429 miles [8,737.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'