Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colgrade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colgrade and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colgrade
- 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 Colgrade:
- 31.910998, -92.534590
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Colgrade
- 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 Winn Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- Since Colgrade is near Grant Parish and also La Salle Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- eBird sighting report for La Salle 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colgrade ...
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.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Carla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Curry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fay ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Flat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Hickory Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
- Joyce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Joyce is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <2>
- Kelly Front ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Front have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Front
- Kelly Front is located in Winn Parish
- Maxwells Old Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwells Old Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells Old Ferry
- Maxwells Old Ferry is located in Winn Parish
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- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Winn Parish
- Prairie Home ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Prairie Home is located in Winn Parish
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Salt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Zion Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
How Far From Colgrade 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 Colgrade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Colgrade and extending to:
- Winnfield, which is the Seat of Winn Parish, lies just to the West.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Colgrade to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 994 miles [1,599.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colgrade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colgrade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colgrade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9110, Longitude: -92.5346 In this case, the coordinates for Colgrade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Colgrade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.066 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.007 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.924 degrees. |