Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kisatchie:
  • 31.415732, -93.174332
  • 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 Kisatchie

• 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 Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
  • Since Kisatchie is near Vernon Parish and also Sabine 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 Sabine 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 Kisatchie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kisatchie ...

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.

• Comrade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Comrade is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comrade
• Cypress
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Everett ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Everett is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Fisherville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fisherville is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Flora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Flora is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <1>
• Henryville ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Henryville is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
• Hornbeck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <1>
• Lotus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lotus is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
• Mink
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mink is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink
• Red Dirt ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Dirt is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Dirt
• Vowells Mill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
• Walnut Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kisatchie to Natchitoches, with an average speed<3> 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'