Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Larto:
  • 31.372679, -91.904570
  • 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 Larto

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Larto ...

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.

• Acme
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Acme is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <1>
• Archie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Archie is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
• Book
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Book is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Book
• Buckeye
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Flowery Mound ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Flowery Mound is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Mound
• Jonesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
• New Era
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Era is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Security
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Security is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
• Spring Bayou Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Bayou Landing is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bayou Landing
• Utility
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility

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

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

• Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Catahoula Parish, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Larto to Harrisonburg, 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 just over a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'