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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Guyton:
    • 32.413205, -92.377364
    • 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 Guyton
  • 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 Guyton ...

We found five communities that share the name Guyton.

Within Louisiana, the name Guyton is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Effingham County
      • This Guyton is located in Effingham County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the east of the Guyton that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Guyton.
    • Mississippi
      • Tippah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Guyton [Tippah County].
    • Missouri
      • Clinton County
      • This Guyton is located in Clinton County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the north of the Guyton that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Guyton.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Guyton [Bladen County].
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Guyton [Anderson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Guyton ...

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.

  • Cartwright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
  • Cypress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Cypress is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Eureka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Forksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Frost Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
    • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Indian Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Luna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
    • Luna is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Mineral Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Sunnybrook Farms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Wood Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Junction
    • Wood Junction is located in Jackson Parish

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Guyton and extending to:

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Guyton to Monroe, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,429 miles [8,737.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Guyton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Guyton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guyton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4132, Longitude: -92.3774       In this case, the coordinates for Guyton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Guyton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Guyton 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 317.022 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.022 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.786 degrees.









 

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