Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lisso:
  • 31.137408, -92.702646
  • 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 Lisso

• 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 Lisso is near Vernon Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Lisso

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisso ...

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.

• Castor Plunge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Castor Plunge is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Plunge
• Crane
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Elmer
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
• Hemphill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
• Hot Wells
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
• Longleaf
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longleaf <1>
• McNutt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • McNutt is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Muse ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Muse is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
• Price Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Price Crossing is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Crossing
• Union Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lisso to Alexandria, 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 five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'