Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pecan Bayou:
  • 32.569586, -92.059855
  • 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 Pecan Bayou

• 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
  • Since Pecan Bayou is near Union Parish and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse 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 Pecan Bayou

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecan Bayou ...

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.

• Cypress Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Edgewater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Fish Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Forest Home
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Lakeshore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
• Lakeview Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
• Leisure Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Oliver
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Spanish City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
• Treasure Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

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

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Pecan Bayou to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,812 miles [10,962.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'