Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Degeneres:
  • 30.882971, -92.127345
  • 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 Degeneres

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Degeneres ...

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.

• Big Cane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
• Bunkie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <1>
• Cottonport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <1>
• Enterprise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <1>
• Gold Dust
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
• Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gum Ridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
• Hickory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Oklahoma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oklahoma is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Star ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Star is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star

How Far From Degeneres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Degeneres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Marksville, which is the Seat of Avoyelles Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Degeneres to Marksville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'