Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hessmer:
  • 31.053639, -92.121590
  • 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 Hessmer

• 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 Avoyelles Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
  • Since Hessmer is near Rapides Parish and also Evangeline Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline 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 Hessmer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hessmer ...

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.

• Bunkie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <1>
• Cocoville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cocoville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoville
• Cottonport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <1>
• Egg Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
• Enterprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <1>
• Fifth Ward
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fifth Ward is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Ward
• Long Bridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Bridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Marksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <1>
• Norma
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Norma is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
• Oklahoma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oklahoma is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Spring Bayou Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Bayou Landing is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bayou Landing

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

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

• Marksville, which is the Seat of Avoyelles Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hessmer to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'