Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Country Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Country Place
- 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 Country Place:
- 32.562095, -93.604343
- 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 Country Place
- 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Since Country Place is near Caddo Parish and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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
Communities Also Named Country Place ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Country Place.
Within Louisiana, the name Country Place is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Country Place is located in Hillsborough County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Country Place.
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Country Place is located in Columbia County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the east of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Country Place.
- Fulton County
- This Country Place is located in Fulton County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the east northeast of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Country Place.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Country Place is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Country Place.
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- This Country Place is located in Rankin County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the east of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Country Place.
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- Although located in Pitt County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Country Place.
- Randolph County
- This Country Place is located in Randolph County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Country Place.
- Vance County
- This Country Place is located in Vance County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km] to the east northeast of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Country Place.
- Ontario
- This Country Place lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This Country Place is located in Aiken County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Country Place.
- Anderson County
- This Country Place is located in Anderson County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east northeast of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Country Place.
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Country Place is located in Brazoria County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Country Place.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Country Place is located in Weber County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Country Place.
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Country Place is located in Prince William County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Place that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Country Place.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Place ...
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.
- Happy Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Meadows
- Happy Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- Holly Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Bossier Parish
- Merrywoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrywoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywoods
- Merrywoods is located in Bossier Parish
- Mimosa Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Gardens
- Mimosa Gardens is located in Bossier Parish
- Red Chute
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Shady Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Park
- Shady Park is located in Bossier Parish
- Tall Timbers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Tall Timbers is located in Bossier Parish
- Wafer Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wafer Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wafer Forest
- Wafer Forest is located in Bossier Parish
How Far From Country Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Country Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Place and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Country Place to Benton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,024 miles [1,648 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 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Country Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5621, Longitude: -93.6043 In this case, the coordinates for Country Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Country Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.821 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.975 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.286 degrees. |