Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gaars Mill:
  • 32.102937, -92.569036
  • 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 Gaars Mill

• 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 Winn Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
  • Since Gaars Mill is near Jackson Parish and also Bienville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville 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 Gaars Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaars Mill ...

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.

• Evergreen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fay ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fay is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
• Gulf Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf Crossing is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Crossing
• Hickory Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
• Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
• Joyce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Joyce is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <1>
• Kelly Front ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kelly Front is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Front
• Lyons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Royal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
• Zion Hill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gaars Mill and extending to:

• Winnfield, which is the Seat of Winn Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gaars Mill to Winnfield, with an average speed<3> 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'