Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blume:
  • 32.271546, -92.990438
  • 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 Blume

• 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 Bienville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
  • Since Blume is near Natchitoches Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn 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 Blume

Communities Also Named Blume ...

We found one communities that are also named Blume.

Within Louisiana, the name Blume is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Glascock County
    • This Blume is located in Glascock County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east of the Blume that is located in Bienville Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glascock County community of Blume.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blume ...

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.

• Brown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Bryan ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bryan is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Danville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Danville is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Friendship
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Hunt ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hunt is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
• Liberty Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lucky
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
• New Friendship
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
• Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ridge is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Saline
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <2>

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

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

• Arcadia, which is the Seat of Bienville Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Blume to Arcadia, with an average speed<3> 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 165 miles [265.5 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 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'