Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Noles Landing:
  • 32.463765, -93.349059
  • 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 Noles Landing

• 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 Webster Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
  • Since Noles Landing is near Bienville Parish and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier 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 Noles Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Noles Landing ...

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.

• Dixie Inn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
• Goodwill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodwill is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Koran
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Koran is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koran
• Martin Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin Junction is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Junction
• Petes Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Petes Ferry is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Ferry
• Plum Orchard Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum Orchard Landing is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard Landing
• Swift
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Swift is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Yellow Pine
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine

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

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

• Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Noles Landing to Minden, with an average speed<2> 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,015 miles [1,633.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'