Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Point Place:
  • 31.696832, -93.020995
  • 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 Point Place

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

Communities Also Named Point Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Point Place.

Within Louisiana, the name Point Place is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Point Place in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Lucas County
    • This Point Place is located in Lucas County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Point Place that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Point Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Place ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
• Cognac ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cognac is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cognac
• Crews
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crews is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
• Cypress
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
• Flora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flora is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
• James Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • James Ferry is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
• Knightville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Knightville is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
• Strongs Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Strongs Ferry is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ferry
• Williams Corner ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Williams Corner is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corner

How Far From Point Place 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 Point Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Point Place and extending to:

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Point Place to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'