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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 Funston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Funston and the surrounding area.
- 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 Funston:
- 32.049887, -93.969077
- 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 Funston
- 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 De Soto Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- Since Funston is near Panola County and also Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Funston
Communities Also Named Funston ...
We found ten communities that are also named Funston.
Within Louisiana, the name Funston is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Funston is located in Faulkner County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Funston that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Funston.
- Colorado
- Garfield County
- This Funston is located in Garfield County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Funston that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Funston.
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- This Funston is located in Colquitt County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the east of the Funston that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Funston.
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Funston [Allen County].
- Geary County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Funston [Geary County].
- Kentucky
- McCreary County
- This Funston is located in McCreary County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Funston that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCreary County community of Funston.
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Funston is located in Brunswick County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Funston that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Funston.
- North Dakota
- McHenry County
- This Funston is located in McHenry County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Funston that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Funston.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Funston.
- Texas
- Jones County
- This Funston is located in Jones County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the west of the Funston that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Funston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Funston ...
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.
- Cook ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Deadwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deadwood is located in Panola County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Fellowship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Four Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Four Forks is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
- Grand Cane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kickapoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kickapoo is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Longstreet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Wood Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wood Springs is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs
How Far From Funston 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 Funston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Funston and extending to:
- Mansfield, which is the Seat of De Soto Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Funston to Mansfield, with an average speed<5> 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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,638 miles [12,292.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Funston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Funston 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. |
| <3> | 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 Funston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Funston 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 Funston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0499, Longitude: -93.9691 In this case, the coordinates for Funston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.996 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.113 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.51 degrees. |
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