Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Missionary:
  • 33.003200, -93.832973
  • 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 Missionary

• 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 Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Since Missionary is near Bossier Parish and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
  • eBird sighting report for Lafayette County

• 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 Missionary ...

We found one communities that share the name Missionary.

Within Louisiana, the name Missionary is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Missionary in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Jasper County
    • This community is historic<1> and although located in Jasper County, we don't know where within the parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Missionary.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Missionary ...

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.

• Black Diamond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Black Diamond is located in Miller County (AR)
• Brightstar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightstar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightstar
  • Brightstar is located in Miller County (AR)
• Era ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
  • Era is located in Miller County (AR)
• Frog Level ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
• Gin City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
  • Gin City is located in Lafayette County (AR)
• Ida
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
• Peru Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Ferry
  • Peru Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
• Plain Dealing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <3>
• Spring Bank ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
  • Spring Bank is located in Miller County (AR)
• Three States
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three States have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States
  • Three States is located in Caddo Parish
• Walnut Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County (AR)

How Far From Missionary to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Missionary and extending to:

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Missionary to Shreveport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Missionary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/