Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grand Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Prairie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grand Prairie
- 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 Grand Prairie:
- 30.683252, -92.147622
- 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 Grand Prairie
- 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 Saint Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Grand Prairie is near Evangeline Parish and also Avoyelles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
- eBird sighting report for Avoyelles 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 Grand Prairie ...
We found four communities that share the name Grand Prairie.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Grand Prairie.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Plaquemines Parish
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Grand Prairie [Plaquemines Parish].
- Plaquemines Parish
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Grand Prairie is located in Will County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Grand Prairie that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Grand Prairie.
- Kansas
- Brown County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Grand Prairie.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Grand Prairie is located in Dallas County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Grand Prairie that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Grand Prairie.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Prairie ...
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.
- Bat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Bayou Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Big Cane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Gold Dust
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Point Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blue
- Point Blue is located in Evangeline Parish
- Poplar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Star ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Swords
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Taterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taterville
- Taterville is located in Saint Landry Parish
How Far From Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Prairie and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Prairie to Opelousas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grand Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6833, Longitude: -92.1476 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Grand Prairie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.393 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.935 degrees. |