Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lawhon:
  • 32.376545, -93.220445
  • 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 Lawhon

• 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 Bienville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
  • Since Lawhon is near Webster Parish and also Red River 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 Red River 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 Lawhon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawhon ...

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.

• Alberta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
• Bryan ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryan is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Martin Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Junction is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Junction
• Petes Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Petes Ferry is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Ferry
• Pleasant Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Plum Orchard Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Plum Orchard Landing is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard Landing
• Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridge is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Swift
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Swift is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Yellow Pine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine

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

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

• Arcadia, which is the Seat of Bienville Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lawhon to Arcadia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 180 miles [289.7 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,467 miles [8,798.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'