Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cheniere:
  • 32.508757, -92.247360
  • 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 Cheniere

• 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 Cheniere is near Union Parish and also Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Cheniere

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheniere ...

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.

• Drew
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Drew is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Forksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
• Green Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Hillside Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pine Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
• Rockthrow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
• Royal Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
• Sunnybrook Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
• Sunshine Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
• Valley Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

How Far From Cheniere to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cheniere to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the East.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cheniere 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 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 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'