Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Quadrate:
  • 31.336568, -92.708203
  • 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 Quadrate

• 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 Quadrate is near Grant Parish and also Vernon Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Quadrate

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quadrate ...

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.

• Alfalfa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alfalfa is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
• Crane
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Graham ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Graham is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Hemphill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
• Hot Wells
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
• Kateland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kateland is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kateland
• McNutt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McNutt is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Mead ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mead is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
• Oasis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oasis is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
• Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Sharp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharp is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp

How Far From Quadrate to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Quadrate to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Quadrate to Alexandria, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'