Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lela, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lela and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lela
- 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 Lela:
- 32.974303, -93.681843
- 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 Lela
- 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Since Lela is near Lafayette County and also Caddo Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- eBird sighting report for Caddo 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 Lela ...
We found three communities that share the name Lela.
Within Louisiana, the name Lela is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lela ...
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.
- Carterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Bossier Parish
- Gin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Grants
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Hughes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Missionary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missionary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
- Peru Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Ferry
- Peru Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
- Plain Dealing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
- Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <3>
- Rocky Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
- Timothy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Welcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Lela 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 Lela to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lela and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lela to Benton, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,014 miles [1,631.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lela. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lela) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lela. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9743, Longitude: -93.6818 In this case, the coordinates for Lela have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Lela 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 317.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.141 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.262 degrees. |