Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bivens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bivens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bivens
- 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 Bivens:
- 30.629923, -93.606283
- 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 Bivens
- 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 Beauregard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- Since Bivens is near Newton County and also Calcasieu Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bivens ...
We found one communities that share the name Bivens.
Within Louisiana, the name Bivens is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Bivens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bivens ...
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.
- Fields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Howards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Hughes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Merryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
- Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <4>
- Mystic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sandjack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Singer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
- Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <4>
- Trout Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
- Trout Creek is located in Newton County (TX)
How Far From Bivens to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bivens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bivens and extending to:
- DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bivens to DeRidder, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the east (E). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bivens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bivens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bivens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6299, Longitude: -93.6063 In this case, the coordinates for Bivens 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Bivens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.448 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.536 degrees. |