Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Comrade:
  • 31.321845, -92.964324
  • 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 Comrade

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Comrade ...

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.

• Fisherville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fisherville is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Flatwoods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <1>
• Hicks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Hicks Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hicks Crossing is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
• Hood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hood is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
• Janie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Janie is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
• Mayo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayo is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• Mink
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mink is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
• Temple
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Temple is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
• Walnut Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

• Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Comrade to Leesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,630 miles [12,279.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'