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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 County Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to County Acres 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 County Acres:
    • 32.594307, -91.978464
    • 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 County Acres
  • 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
    • Since County Acres is near Morehouse Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse 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 County Acres

Communities Also Named County Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named County Acres.

Within Louisiana, the name County Acres is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick County
      • This County Acres is located in Sedgwick County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the County Acres that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of County Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Lenoir County
      • This County Acres is located in Lenoir County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the County Acres that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of County Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near County Acres ...

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.

  • Cypress Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Fowler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Hammock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
  • Hidden Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Lakeshore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeview Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Oliver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pecan Bayou
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
  • Spanish City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Treasure Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from County Acres to Monroe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 942 miles [1,516 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- County Acres) 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 County Acres 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 County Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5943, Longitude: -91.9785       In this case, the coordinates for County Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.789 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.774 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.591 degrees.