Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Home, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Home and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Home
- 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 Forest Home:
- 32.546532, -92.089578
- 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 Forest Home
- 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 Forest Home 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 Forest Home ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Forest Home.
Within Louisiana, the name Forest Home is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Forest Home is located in Butler County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Home that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Forest Home.
- California
- Amador 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 California community of Forest Home [Amador County].
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Forest Home [San Bernardino County].
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Forest Home [Cook County].
- Iowa
- Poweshiek 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 Iowa community of Forest Home [Poweshiek County].
- Kansas
- Franklin 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 Kansas community of Forest Home [Franklin County].
- Kentucky
- Woodford 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 Kentucky community of Forest Home [Woodford County].
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Forest Home is located in Tompkins County and lies 1,092 miles [1,757.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Home that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Forest Home.
- Nova Scotia
- This Forest Home lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Home that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Forest Home is located in Williamson County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Home that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Forest Home.
- Texas
- Cass County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Forest Home.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Forest Home is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the northwest of the Forest Home that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Forest Home.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Home ...
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) - Fish Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek 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 east)- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 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 Forest Home 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 Forest Home to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Home and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the South 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 Forest Home 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 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Home. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5465, Longitude: -92.0896 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Home 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 Forest Home, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Forest Home 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 Forest Home 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 312.844 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.645 degrees. |