Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beechwood Estates:
  • 31.748775, -93.134888
  • 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 Beechwood Estates

• 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 Beechwood Estates is near Winn Parish and also Grant Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Beechwood Estates

Communities Also Named Beechwood Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Beechwood Estates.

Within Louisiana, the name Beechwood Estates is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Berkshire County
    • This Beechwood Estates is located in Berkshire County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Beechwood Estates that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Beechwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechwood Estates ...

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.

• Breedlove Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Breedlove Hills is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Hills
• Clarence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <2>
• Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Greenwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Knightville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Knightville is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Provencal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Provencal is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provencal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provencal <2>
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Beechwood Estates to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 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 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,617 miles [12,258.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'