Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fairview Alpha:
  • 31.970994, -93.186556
  • 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 Fairview Alpha

• 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 Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
  • Since Fairview Alpha is near Red River Parish and also Bienville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville 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 Fairview Alpha

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairview Alpha ...

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.

• Allen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Chestnut
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
• Edgefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
• King Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • King Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Kraft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kraft is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
• Lake End
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Martin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Martin is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
• Oxbow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oxbow is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pleasant Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Redoak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Redoak is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak
• Skidder
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Skidder is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidder

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fairview Alpha and extending to:

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fairview Alpha to Natchitoches, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'