Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Justina:
  • 31.977380, -91.429562
  • 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 Justina

• 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 Tensas Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
  • Since Justina is near Franklin Parish and also Catahoula Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula 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 Justina

Curious and Interesting Names Near Justina ...

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.

• Cooters Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooters Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooters Landing
• Crimea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crimea is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimea
• Cross Keys
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Keys is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Dixie ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dixie is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Ferry Newlight Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ferry Newlight Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Newlight Landing
• Helena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Helena is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Holly Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Locust Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Ridge is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
• Maryland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maryland is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• Mayflower
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayflower is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Newlight
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Pecan Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Landing
• Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Justina and extending to:

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Justina to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<2> 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'