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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 Downsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Downsville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Downsville:
- 32.626934, -92.413731
- 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 Downsville
- 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Since Downsville is near Ouachita Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Downsville
Communities Also Named Downsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Downsville.
Within Louisiana, the name Downsville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Downsville is located in Washington County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Downsville that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Downsville.
- New York
- Delaware County
- This Downsville is located in Delaware County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Downsville that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Downsville.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Downsville [Caldwell County].
- Texas
- McLennan County
- This Downsville is located in McLennan County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Downsville that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Downsville.
- Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- This Downsville is located in Dunn County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the north of the Downsville that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Downsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Downsville ...
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.
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frost Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Gills Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Rock Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Corner
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
How Far From Downsville 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 village such as Downsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Downsville and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Downsville to Farmerville, with an average speed<4> 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,823 miles [10,980.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,420 miles [8,722.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Downsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Downsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Downsville 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 Downsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6269, Longitude: -92.4137 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.068 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.104 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.77 degrees. |
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