Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goldonna:
  • 32.019397, -92.915993
  • 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 Goldonna

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldonna ...

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.

• Chestnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
• Clear Lake ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Coldwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Crockett ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crockett is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Mulberry Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
• Pine Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Saline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
• Skidder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Skidder is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidder

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

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

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goldonna to Natchitoches, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 150 miles [241.4 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 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'