Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Leisure Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leisure Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Leisure Village
- 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 Leisure Village:
- 32.558475, -92.031243
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Leisure Village
- 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Since Leisure Village is near Richland Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
- eBird sighting report for Union 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Leisure Village ...
We found five communities that share the name Leisure Village.
Within Louisiana, the name Leisure Village is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Ventura County
- This Leisure Village is located in Ventura County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leisure Village that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Leisure Village.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Leisure Village [Lake County].
- Montana
- Ravalli County
- This Leisure Village is located in Ravalli County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Leisure Village that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Leisure Village.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Leisure Village is located in Oneida County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the northeast of the Leisure Village that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Leisure Village.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Leisure Village is located in Anderson County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Leisure Village that is located in Ouachita Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Leisure Village.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Leisure Village ...
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.
- Cypress Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Fish Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
- Forest Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
- Hidden Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
- Lakeshore
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
- Magenta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pecan Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
- Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
- Spanish City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Treasure Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island
- Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
How Far From Leisure Village 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 Leisure Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leisure Village and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Leisure Village to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,407 miles [8,701.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leisure Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ouachita Parish: www.oppj.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leisure Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leisure Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5585, Longitude: -92.0312 In this case, the coordinates for Leisure Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Leisure Village could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Leisure Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.818 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.804 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.619 degrees. |