Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Naborton:
  • 32.041829, -93.583234
  • 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 Naborton

• 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 De Soto Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
  • Since Naborton is near Red River Parish and also Natchitoches Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River Parish
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Naborton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Naborton ...

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.

• Bayou Pierre
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayou Pierre is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Pierre
• Coker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Coker is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
• Emmett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Emmett is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
• Eudora ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eudora is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
• Grand Bayou
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Bayou is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
• Grove Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grove Hill is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Magnolia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Magnolia is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Meadow Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Park is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Porter Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Porter Place is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Place
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Willow Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Willow Glen is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Naborton and extending to:

• Mansfield, which is the Seat of De Soto Parish, lies just to the West.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Naborton to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'