Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gansville:
  • 32.135563, -92.734641
  • 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 Gansville

• 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 Gansville 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 Gansville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gansville ...

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.

• Crockett ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crockett is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Danville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• English
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • English is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to English
  • From Gansville to English
• Evergreen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Gaars Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
• Hodge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <1>
• Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Mulberry Hill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulberry Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
• Pine Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Ridge
  • From Gansville to Pine Ridge
• Rockfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockfield is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
• Shady
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
• Zion Hill ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

• Winnfield, which is the Seat of Winn Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gansville to Winnfield, with an average speed<3> 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 149 miles [239.8 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 996 miles [1,602.9 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 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'