Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pioneer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pioneer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pioneer
- 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 Pioneer:
- 32.738101, -91.438126
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pioneer
- 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 West Carroll Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for West Carroll Parish
- Since Pioneer is near East Carroll Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for East Carroll Parish
- eBird sighting report for Richland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pioneer ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Pioneer.
Within Louisiana, the name Pioneer is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Gila County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Pioneer.
- La Paz County
- This Pioneer is located in La Paz County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the west of the Pioneer that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Paz County community of Pioneer.
- Mohave County
- This community is historic and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Pioneer.
- California
- Amador County
- This Pioneer is located in Amador County and lies 1,675 miles [2,695.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pioneer that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Pioneer.
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Pioneer [Los Angeles County].
- Siskiyou County
- This Pioneer is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km] to the west northwest of the Pioneer that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Pioneer.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pioneer [Johnson County].
- Rush County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pioneer [Rush County].
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Beaverhead County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Pioneer.
- Powell County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Pioneer [Powell County].
- Silver Bow County
- This Pioneer is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pioneer that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Pioneer.
- Yellowstone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Pioneer [Yellowstone County].
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Chaves County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Pioneer.
- Lea County
- This community is historic and although located in Lea County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Pioneer.
- New York
- Ohio
- Scioto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Pioneer [Scioto County].
- Williams County
- This Pioneer is located in Williams County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pioneer that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Pioneer.
- Oregon
- Lincoln County
- This Pioneer is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pioneer that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Pioneer.
- Multnomah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Pioneer [Multnomah County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- Although located in Salt Lake County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Pioneer.
- Washington
- Clark County
- This Pioneer is located in Clark County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pioneer that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Pioneer.
- Pierce County
- This Pioneer is located in Pierce County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km] to the northwest of the Pioneer that is located in West Carroll Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Pioneer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pioneer ...
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.
- Bear Skin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Bowie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Floyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Floyd Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Landing
- Floyd Landing is located in West Carroll Parish
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
- Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
- Redwing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Twin Bridges
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in West Carroll Parish
How Far From Pioneer 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 village such as Pioneer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pioneer and extending to:
- Oak Grove, which is the Seat of West Carroll Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Pioneer to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6>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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pioneer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pioneer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pioneer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7381, Longitude: -91.4381 In this case, the coordinates for Pioneer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pioneer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pioneer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Pioneer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.463 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.414 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.342 degrees. |