Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chinquapin Park:
  • 31.759331, -93.061552
  • 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 Chinquapin Park

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chinquapin Park ...

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.

• Bermuda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
• Breedlove Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Breedlove Hills is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Hills
• Clarence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarence is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <1>
• Crews
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crews is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Greenwood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Knightville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Knightville is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Strongs Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Strongs Ferry is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ferry

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

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

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies just to the West.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Chinquapin Park to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'