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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Bayou Pierre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Pierre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pierre
- Bayou Pierre is located in Red River Parish
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Red River Parish
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Edgefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- High Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
- High Island is located in Bossier Parish
- Howard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Loggy Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loggy Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggy Bayou
- Loggy Bayou is located in Red River Parish
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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<2> beginning in Hall Summit and extending to:
- Coushatta, which is the Seat of Red River Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hall Summit to Coushatta, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hall Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hall Summit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hall Summit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1768, Longitude: -93.3055 In this case, the coordinates for Hall Summit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hall Summit to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.586 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.65 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.212 degrees. |