Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lorelein:
  • 32.094043, -91.552899
  • 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 Lorelein

• 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 Franklin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
  • Since Lorelein is near Tensas Parish and also Madison Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Lorelein

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lorelein ...

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.

• Cut Off Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cut Off Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Off Landing
• Dickey Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dickey Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Landing
• Dixie Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Landing
• Egypt Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
• Ferry Newlight Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ferry Newlight Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Newlight Landing
• Gilbert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
• Griffin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Griffin is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Harris Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
• Newlight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Stones Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
• Swampers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers

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

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

• Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lorelein to Winnsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,816 miles [10,969.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'