Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lucerna:
  • 31.528501, -91.535398
  • 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 Lucerna

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lucerna ...

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.

• Bullitt Bayou
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
• Carthage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carthage is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
• Cloverdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Deer Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Deer Park is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Elkhorn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkhorn is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Frogmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
• Red Gum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Red Gum is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gum
• Scotland ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotland is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Stacy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stacy is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake

How Far From Lucerna to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lucerna to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Lucerna once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lucerna and extending to:

• Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lucerna to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,559 miles [12,165 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,434 miles [8,745.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'