Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Quarters:
  • 32.153763, -91.425395
  • 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 New Quarters

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Quarters ...

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.

• Dearborn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dearborn is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
• Egypt Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
• Ferry Newlight Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ferry Newlight Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Newlight Landing
• Harris Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
• Hopewell Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Landing
• Newlight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Pecan Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pecan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Landing
• Stones Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
• Swampers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
• Wildcat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wildcat is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

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

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

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Quarters to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,525 miles [12,110.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'