Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Estherwood:
  • 30.181614, -92.463315
  • 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 Estherwood

• 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 Acadia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Acadia Parish
  • Since Estherwood is near Vermilion Parish and also Jefferson Davis Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis 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 Estherwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Estherwood ...

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.

• Cartville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
• Ebenezer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Iota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Jennings
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <1>
• Keystone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Keystone is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Lyons Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons Point is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Point
• Maxie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maxie is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
• Morse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <1>
• Riceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Riceville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Roberts Cove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberts Cove is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cove
• Silverwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Silverwood is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood

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

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

• Crowley, which is the Seat of Acadia Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Estherwood to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,061 miles [1,707.5 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 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,662 miles [12,330.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'