Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 DeRidder:
  • 30.847241, -93.292331
  • 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 DeRidder

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near DeRidder ...

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.

• Bannister ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bannister is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Bon Ami
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bon Ami is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
• Carson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carson is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Coopers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Coopers is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
• Ikes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
• Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Junction is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Kipling
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kipling is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Knight
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Knight is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
• Longacre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Longacre is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longacre
• Rosepine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <1>
• Sandy Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
• Savage Fork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
• Sweetville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sweetville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetville

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

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

• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from DeRidder to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'