Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Latanier:
  • 31.202130, -92.356245
  • 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 Latanier

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Latanier ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chambers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambers is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
• Cloverdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Harris Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Ferry is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ferry
• Poland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
• Ruby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ruby is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
• Samtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Samtown is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samtown
• Shady Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shady Oaks is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
• Stonewalls ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stonewalls is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewalls
• Willow Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Glen is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

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

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Latanier to Alexandria, with an average speed<3> 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 88 miles [141.6 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 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'