Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Filhiol:
  • 32.341816, -92.108469
  • 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 Filhiol

• 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
  • Since Filhiol is near Caldwell Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Filhiol

Curious and Interesting Names Near Filhiol ...

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.

• Corey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
• Cuba
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Cypress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cypress is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Forest Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Forest Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
• Green Terrace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Green Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Terrace
• Kings Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kings Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oaks
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Logtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
• Luna
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Luna is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
• Richwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
• Robinson Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Place is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Place
• Sunnybrook Farms
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
• Tanglewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tanglewood is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Filhiol to Monroe, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'