Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Magnolia Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Magnolia Park
- 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 Magnolia Park:
- 31.434068, -92.522919
- 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 Magnolia Park
- 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 Grant Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- Since Magnolia Park is near Rapides Parish and also Natchitoches Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- eBird sighting report for Natchitoches 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 Magnolia Park ...
We found six communities that share the name Magnolia Park.
Within Louisiana, the name Magnolia Park is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Magnolia Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Magnolia Park that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Magnolia Park.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Magnolia Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Magnolia Park that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Magnolia Park.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the east of the Magnolia Park that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Magnolia Park.
- Glynn County
- This Magnolia Park is located in Glynn County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east of the Magnolia Park that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Magnolia Park.
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Magnolia Park [Aiken County].
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Magnolia Park is located in Harris County and lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Magnolia Park that is located in Grant Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Magnolia Park.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Park ...
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.
- Alfalfa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Bagdad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Ball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Ball is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
- Lee Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lee Heights is located in Rapides Parish
- Mead ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Rock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Stay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
- Stay is located in Grant Parish
- Timber Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Timber Trails is located in Rapides Parish
How Far From Magnolia Park 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 Magnolia Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magnolia Park and extending to:
- Colfax, which is the Seat of Grant Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Magnolia Park to Colfax, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Magnolia Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnolia Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magnolia Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4341, Longitude: -92.5229 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Magnolia Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Magnolia Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.004 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.871 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.986 degrees. |