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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 Flournoy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flournoy 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 Flournoy:
    • 32.449321, -93.900182
    • 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 Flournoy
  • 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 Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
    • Since Flournoy is near Panola County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
  • 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 Flournoy

Communities Also Named Flournoy ...

We found four communities that are also named Flournoy.

Within Louisiana, the name Flournoy is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Flournoy is located in Tehama County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flournoy that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Flournoy.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Flournoy is located in Hillsborough County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flournoy that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Flournoy.
    • Kentucky
      • Union County
      • This Flournoy is located in Union County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flournoy that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Flournoy.
    • Nebraska
      • Thurston County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Thurston County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Flournoy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flournoy ...

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.

  • Cannon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cannon is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cut-off Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cut-off Junction is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut-off Junction
  • Cynthia Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cynthia Park is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia Park
  • Five Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Five Oaks is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Forest Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Oak is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oak
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Place is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Place
  • Holly Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hill is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Longwood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Silver Pine Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Steeple Chase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Steeple Chase is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple Chase
    • Summer Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Twilight Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Twilight Meadows is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight Meadows
    • Willow Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Flournoy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Flournoy to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flournoy and extending to:

  • Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Flournoy to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,616 miles [12,256.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flournoy) 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 Flournoy, 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 Flournoy 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 Flournoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4493, Longitude: -93.9002       In this case, the coordinates for Flournoy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.999 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.168 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.428 degrees.