Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hall Summit:
  • 32.176771, -93.305510
  • 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 Hall Summit

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hall Summit ...

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.

• Alberta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
• Bayou Pierre
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bayou Pierre is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pierre
• Cross Roads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Ebenezer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Edgefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
• Emmett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmett is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
• Halfway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
• High Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • High Island is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
• Howard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Howard is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Loggy Bayou
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Loggy Bayou is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou
• Martin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people

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

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

• Coushatta, which is the Seat of Red River Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hall Summit to Coushatta, with an average speed<2> 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 174 miles [280 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'