Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chauvin Estates:
  • 32.559031, -92.093745
  • 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 Chauvin Estates

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chauvin Estates ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Edgewater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Fish Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Forest Home
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Lakeshore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
• Lakeview Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
• Leisure Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Magenta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
• Oliver
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Pecan Bayou
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
• Spanish City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
• Treasure Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

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

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Chauvin Estates to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 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 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'