Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Rodessa:
  • 32.980968, -94.001570
  • 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 North Rodessa

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Since North Rodessa is near Miller County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for North Rodessa

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Rodessa ...

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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Diamond is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
• Brightstar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brightstar is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightstar
• Era ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Era is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Frog Level ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Frog Level is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
• Ida
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
• Kildare Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kildare Junction is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare Junction
• Missionary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
• Rambo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rambo is located in Cass County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambo
• Spring Bank ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Bank is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank
• Superior
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Superior is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Three States
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Three States is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States

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

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

• Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Rodessa to Shreveport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 241 miles [387.9 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 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'