Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ikes:
  • 30.874045, -93.217490
  • 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 Ikes

• 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 Ikes is near Vernon Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Ikes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ikes ...

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.

• Bannister ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bannister is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Bon Ami
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bon Ami is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
• Carson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carson is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Coopers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Coopers is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
• Kipling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kipling is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
• Knight
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Knight is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
• Longacre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Longacre is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longacre
• Rosepine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <1>
• Sandy Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
• Savage Fork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Savage Fork
  • From Ikes to Savage Fork
• Sugartown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sugartown is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugartown <1>
• Sweetville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sweetville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetville

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

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

• DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Ikes to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,662 miles [12,330.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'