Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Montgomery:
  • 31.659057, -92.900157
  • 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 Old Montgomery

• 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 Grant Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
  • Since Old Montgomery is near Natchitoches Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn 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 Old Montgomery

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Montgomery ...

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.

• Bermuda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
• Cognac ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cognac is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cognac
• Crews
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crews is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
• Cypress
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Henryville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Henryville is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
• James Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • James Ferry is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Magnolia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Mars Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mars Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Pollockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pollockville is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollockville
• Strongs Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Strongs Ferry is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ferry
• Williams Corner ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Williams Corner is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner

How Far From Old Montgomery to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Old Montgomery once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Montgomery and extending to:

• Colfax, which is the Seat of Grant Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Montgomery to Colfax, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,022 miles [1,644.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,611 miles [12,248.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'