Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bosco:
  • 32.290042, -92.089324
  • 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 Bosco

• 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 Bosco is near Caldwell Parish and also Richland 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 Richland 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 Bosco

Communities Also Named Bosco ...

We found one communities that are also named Bosco.

Within Louisiana, the name Bosco is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Floyd County
    • This Bosco is located in Floyd County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bosco that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Bosco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bosco ...

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.

• Charlieville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
• Corey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
• Cuba
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cuba
  • From Bosco to Cuba
• Cypress
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cypress is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Forest Oaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Forest Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
• Hebert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebert is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert
• Kings Oaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kings Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oaks
• Logtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Luna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Luna is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
• Roberts Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberts Ferry is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
• Robinson Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Place is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Place

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

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bosco 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 four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 138 miles [222.1 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 958 miles [1,541.8 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 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,422 miles [8,725.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'