Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Castor Plunge:
  • 31.208518, -92.594031
  • 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 Castor Plunge

• 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 Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
  • Since Castor Plunge is near Grant Parish and also Vernon Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Castor Plunge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castor Plunge ...

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.

• Alfalfa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Alfalfa is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
• Chambers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chambers is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Cloverdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Crane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Elmer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
• Graham ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Graham is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Hemphill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
• Hot Wells
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
• Kent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
• McNutt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McNutt is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Samtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Samtown is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samtown
• Willow Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Willow Glen is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

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

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Castor Plunge to Alexandria, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,619 miles [12,261.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'