Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Longstraw:
  • 32.495983, -92.549035
  • 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 Longstraw

• 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 Jackson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
  • Since Longstraw is near Lincoln Parish and also Ouachita Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 Longstraw

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longstraw ...

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.

• Cartwright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Clay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Cooktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Downsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Downsville is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <1>
• Frost Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
• Indian Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Mineral Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Redwine ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Redwine is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
• Rock Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Corner

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

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

• Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Longstraw to Jonesboro, 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,557 miles [12,161.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,432 miles [8,742 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'