Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gibsland:
  • 32.539549, -93.054047
  • 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 Gibsland

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gibsland ...

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.

• Fords
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fords is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
• Holly Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Hurricane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Nine Forks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Nine Forks is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Forks
• Oak Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Point Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Sugar Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Swift
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Swift is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Tulip
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tulip is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip

How Far From Gibsland to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Gibsland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gibsland and extending to:

• Arcadia, which is the Seat of Bienville Parish, lies just to the East.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Gibsland to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'