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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 Langston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langston 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 Langston:
    • 32.676260, -93.152387
    • 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 Langston
  • 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 Langston is near Webster Parish and also Bienville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville 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 Langston

Communities Also Named Langston ...

We found six communities that are also named Langston.

Within Louisiana, the name Langston is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Langston is located in Jackson County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Langston that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Langston.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Langston is located in Montcalm County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Langston that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Langston.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This Langston is located in Greene County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the north of the Langston that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Langston.
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Langston.
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Langston is located in Wayne County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Langston that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Langston.
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan County
      • This Langston is located in Logan County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the northwest of the Langston that is located in Claiborne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Langston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langston ...

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.

  • Dixie Inn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Fords
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fords is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
  • Grim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Grim is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grim
  • Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Grove is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Holly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Homer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
  • Hurricane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hurricane is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Long Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Long Springs is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Springs
  • Nine Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nine Forks is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Forks
  • Point Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Point Pleasant is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Tulip
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tulip is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip

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

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

  • Homer, which is the Seat of Claiborne Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Langston to Homer, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,850 miles [11,024 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Langston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Langston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Langston 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 Langston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6763, Longitude: -93.1524       In this case, the coordinates for Langston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.544 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.666 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.076 degrees.