Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Deville:
  • 31.357404, -92.165408
  • 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 Deville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deville ...

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.

• Bob
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bob is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob
• Buckeye
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Buckeye is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Cassandra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cassandra is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
• Cedar Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Center Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Center Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <1>
• David Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • David Ferry is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Ferry
• Effie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Effie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effie <1>
• Green Gables
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Green Gables is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
• Magnolia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Shady Oaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Shady Oaks is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks

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

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

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Deville to Alexandria, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'