Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gorum:
  • 31.432952, -92.943491
  • 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 Gorum

• 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 Gorum is near Rapides Parish and also Vernon Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Gorum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gorum ...

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.

• Chopin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
• Comrade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Comrade is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comrade
• Fern
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fern is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
• Flatwoods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <1>
• Henryville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Henryville is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
• Janie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Janie is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janie
• Magnolia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Mink
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mink is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
• Pollockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pollockville is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollockville
• Red Dirt ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Dirt is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Dirt

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

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

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gorum to Natchitoches, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,624 miles [12,269.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'