Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Price Crossing:
  • 31.165740, -92.804316
  • 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 Price Crossing

• 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 Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
  • Since Price Crossing is near Vernon Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Price Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Price Crossing ...

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.

• Castor Plunge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Castor Plunge is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Plunge
• Crane
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Elmer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
• Hemphill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
• Hicks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Hicks Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicks Crossing is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
• Hood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
• Hot Wells
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
• Mayo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mayo is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• McNutt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McNutt is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Muse ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Muse is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
• Temple
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
• Union Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Price Crossing to Alexandria, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,631 miles [12,280.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'