Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Donwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Donwood
- 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 Donwood:
- 30.461024, -91.025937
- 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 Donwood
- 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 East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Donwood is near Livingston Parish and also Ascension Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- eBird sighting report for Ascension 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 Donwood ...
We found two communities that share the name Donwood.
Within Louisiana, the name Donwood is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Donwood lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Donwood that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- West Virginia
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Donwood ...
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.
- Airline Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
- Airline Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Centurion Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Place
- Centurion Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Evergreen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Evergreen Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Forest Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jones Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Kingsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Oak Cluster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Cluster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cluster
- Oak Cluster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Park Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Park Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Rushmore
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Shadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Shadowbrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Shamrock Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Gardens
- Shamrock Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Shamrock Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Plaza
- Shamrock Plaza is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Sharp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Southpark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Woodland Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
- Woodland Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woodland Ridge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge Park
- Woodland Ridge Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woods Edge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Riverview
How Far From Donwood 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 Donwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Donwood and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the West.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Donwood to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,585 miles [12,206.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Donwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4610, Longitude: -91.0259 In this case, the coordinates for Donwood 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 Donwood 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 315.961 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.517 degrees. |