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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 Driscoll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Driscoll and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Driscoll:
    • 32.414598, -92.894879
    • 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 Driscoll
  • 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 Bienville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
    • Since Driscoll is near Lincoln Parish and also Jackson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Driscoll

Communities Also Named Driscoll ...

We found four communities that are also named Driscoll.

Within Louisiana, the name Driscoll is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • This Driscoll is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Driscoll that is located in Bienville Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Driscoll.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Driscoll is located in Cambria County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Driscoll that is located in Bienville Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Driscoll.
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Denton County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Driscoll.
      • Nueces County
      • This Driscoll is located in Nueces County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Driscoll that is located in Bienville Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of Driscoll.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Driscoll ...

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.

  • Clay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clay is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • English
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • English is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Fords
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fords is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
  • Friendship
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Hilltop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Hunt ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hunt is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Liberty Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • New Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pleasant Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Quitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Redwine ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Redwine is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Driscoll once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Driscoll and extending to:

  • Arcadia, which is the Seat of Bienville Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Driscoll to Arcadia, 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 994 miles [1,599.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Driscoll) 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 Driscoll, 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 Driscoll 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 Driscoll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4146, Longitude: -92.8949       In this case, the coordinates for Driscoll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.351 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.406 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.004 degrees.