Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bryceland:
  • 32.448538, -92.992407
  • 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 Bryceland

• 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 Bryceland is near Lincoln Parish and also Claiborne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Bryceland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryceland ...

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.

• Bryan ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bryan is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Fords
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fords is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Friendship
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Hunt ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
• Hurricane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hurricane is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Jamestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Liberty Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lucky
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
• New Friendship
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
• Nine Forks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nine Forks is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Forks
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ridge is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Swift
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Swift is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bryceland and extending to:

• Arcadia, which is the Seat of Bienville Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bryceland to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,578 miles [12,195.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,453 miles [8,775.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'