Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Garden Park:
  • 32.468756, -92.059855
  • 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 Garden Park

• 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 Garden Park is near Richland Parish and also Caldwell Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
  • eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Garden Park ...

We found four communities that share the name Garden Park.

Within Louisiana, the name Garden Park is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • San Bernardino County
    • This Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,455 miles [2,341.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garden Park that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Garden Park.
  • Mississippi
    • Hinds County
    • This Garden Park is located in Hinds County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east of the Garden Park that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Garden Park.
  • North Carolina
    • Mecklenburg County
    • This Garden Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden Park that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Garden Park.
  • South Carolina
    • Cherokee County
    • This Garden Park is located in Cherokee County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden Park that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Garden Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Park ...

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.

• Edgewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
• Forest Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Forest Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
• Green Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Terrace
  • Green Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
• Kings Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oaks
  • Kings Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ouachita Parish
• Magenta
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magenta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
• Richwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
• Robinson Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Place
  • Robinson Place is located in Ouachita Parish
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Tanglewood is located in Ouachita Parish

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

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Garden Park to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,413 miles [8,711.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden Park. 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/