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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Collinston:
    • 32.689293, -91.871810
    • 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 Collinston
  • 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 Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
    • Since Collinston is near Ouachita Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Collinston

Communities Also Named Collinston ...

We found one communities that are also named Collinston.

Within Louisiana, the name Collinston is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Collinston in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Box Elder County
      • This Collinston is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Collinston that is located in Morehouse Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Collinston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collinston ...

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.

  • Crew Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
  • Fowler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Gum Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
  • Hammock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
  • Hidden Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Jones Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Lakeview Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Log Cabin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Log Cabin is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
  • Oliver
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pecan Bayou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
  • Point Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Treasure Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

How Far From Collinston 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 village such as Collinston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collinston and extending to:

  • Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Collinston 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 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collinston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Collinston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collinston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6893, Longitude: -91.8718       In this case, the coordinates for Collinston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.731 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.72 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.532 degrees.