Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cargas:
  • 32.694026, -92.014576
  • 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 Cargas

• 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 Cargas is near Morehouse Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Cargas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cargas ...

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.

• Cypress Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Fowler
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Hammock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
• Hidden Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
• Hooker Hole
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hooker Hole is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
• Lakeview Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
• Leisure Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Oliver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Pecan Bayou
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
• Point Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Treasure Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cargas and extending to:

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cargas to Monroe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 162 miles [260.7 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'