Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Helme:
  • 30.414996, -93.496482
  • 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 Helme

• 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 Beauregard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
  • Since Helme is near Calcasieu Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County

• 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 Helme

Curious and Interesting Names Near Helme ...

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.

• Abbie Joe ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbie Joe is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbie Joe
• Big Woods
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Woods is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
• Brimstone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brimstone is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
• Eastern Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
• Fields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fields is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Gordon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• High School Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
• Lucas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucas is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Mystic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
• Starks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Starks
  • From Helme to Starks

How Far From Helme to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Helme to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Helme and extending to:

• DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Helme to DeRidder, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the east (E). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,696 miles [12,385.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'