Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mallard Junction:
  • 30.238539, -93.155153
  • 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 Mallard Junction

• 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 Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
  • Since Mallard Junction is near Jefferson Davis Parish and also Beauregard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard 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 Mallard Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mallard Junction ...

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.

• Bridge Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridge Junction is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Junction
• Chalkley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chalkley is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkley
• Chloe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
• Harbor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
• Hecker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hecker is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
• Iowa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Lake Charles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <1>
• Lockmoor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lockmoor is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockmoor
• Maplewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mossville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mossville is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
• Prairieland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Prairieland is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieland
• Rose Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rose Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bluff
• University Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • University Place is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

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

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

• Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mallard Junction to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,690 miles [12,375.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'