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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Junction City:
    • 33.007245, -92.722418
    • 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 Junction City
  • 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 Claiborne Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
    • Since Junction City is near Union County and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Junction City

Communities Also Named Junction City ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Junction City.

Within Louisiana, the name Junction City is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This Junction City is located in Union County and lies less than 2 miles<1> to the north of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Junction City.
    • California
      • Trinity County
      • This Junction City is located in Trinity County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Junction City.
    • Georgia
      • Talbot County
      • This Junction City is located in Talbot County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Junction City.
    • Illinois
      • Gallatin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Junction City [Gallatin County].
      • Marion County
      • This Junction City is located in Marion County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Junction City.
    • Kansas
      • Geary County
      • This Junction City is located in Geary County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geary County community of Junction City.
    • Kentucky
      • Boyle County
      • This Junction City is located in Boyle County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Junction City.
    • Mississippi
      • Clarke County
      • This Junction City is located in Clarke County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Junction City.
    • Missouri
      • Madison County
      • This Junction City is located in Madison County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Junction City.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Junction City [Clark County].
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Junction City.
      • Perry County
      • This Junction City is located in Perry County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Junction City.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Junction City is located in Lane County and lies 1,804 miles [2,903.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Junction City.
    • South Dakota
      • Union County
      • This Junction City is located in Union County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Junction City.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Junction City.
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Junction City [Jefferson County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Portage County
      • This Junction City is located in Portage County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the north of the Junction City that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Junction City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Junction City ...

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.

  • Griffin ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Griffin is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hunt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hunt is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Junction City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Pleasant Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Randolph
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Randolph is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Scotland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Spearsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Creeks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Creeks is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks

How Far From Junction City 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 Junction City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Junction City and extending to:

  • Homer, which is the Seat of Claiborne Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Junction City to Homer, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 964 miles [1,551.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,540 miles [12,134.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Junction City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Junction City could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Junction City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Junction City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Junction City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0072, Longitude: -92.7224       In this case, the coordinates for Junction City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.304 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.43 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.844 degrees.