Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Green Terrace:
  • 32.461256, -92.087356
  • 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 Green Terrace

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
  • Since Green Terrace is near Richland Parish and also Caldwell Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Green Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Terrace ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Forest Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
• Garden Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Garden Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
• Kings Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kings Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oaks
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Magenta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
• Richwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
• Robinson Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Robinson Place is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Place
• Tanglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tanglewood is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From Green Terrace 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 community such as Green Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the North 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 Green Terrace to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>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 952 miles [1,532.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,539 miles [12,132.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'