Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fish Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fish Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fish Creek
- 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 Fish Creek:
- 32.536810, -92.091245
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fish Creek
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Since Fish Creek is near Union Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fish Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Fish Creek.
Within Louisiana, the name Fish Creek is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Fish Creek lies 2,649 miles [4,263.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fish Creek that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- Arizona
- Maricopa 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 Arizona community of Fish Creek [Maricopa County].
- Florida
- Taylor County
- This Fish Creek is located in Taylor County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Fish Creek.
- Georgia
- Polk County
- This Fish Creek is located in Polk County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Fish Creek.
- Montana
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Fish Creek [Madison County].
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Fish Creek.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Fish Creek is located in Lewis County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Fish Creek.
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Fish Creek [Oneida County].
- Ulster County
- This Fish Creek is located in Ulster County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Fish Creek.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Fish Creek is located in Summit County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Fish Creek.
- Wisconsin
- Door County
- This Fish Creek is located in Door County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Fish Creek.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fish Creek ...
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.
- Cypress Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Forest Home
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Lakeshore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lakeview Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Leisure Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Magenta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Oliver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pecan Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
- Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
- Spanish City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Treasure Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island
- Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
How Far From Fish Creek 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 Fish Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fish Creek and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fish Creek to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fish Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fish Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fish Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5368, Longitude: -92.0912 In this case, the coordinates for Fish Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Fish Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Fish Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Fish Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.854 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.843 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.647 degrees. |