Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prairieland:
  • 30.110209, -93.213209
  • 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 Prairieland

• 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 Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
  • Since Prairieland is near Cameron Parish and also Jefferson Davis Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis 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 Prairieland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairieland ...

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.

• Bridge Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bridge Junction is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Junction
• Chalkley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chalkley is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkley
• Chloe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
• Grand Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
• Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
• Lake Charles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <1>
• Lockmoor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockmoor is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockmoor
• Mallard Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mallard Junction is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Junction
• Maplewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Rose Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bluff
• Sweet Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lake
• University Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • University Place is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Prairieland and extending to:

• Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies just to the North.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Prairieland to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,698 miles [12,388.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'