Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ragley:
  • 30.512699, -93.232381
  • 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 Ragley

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ragley ...

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.

• Abbie Joe ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Abbie Joe is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbie Joe
• Bannister ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bannister is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Eastern Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastern Heights is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Heights
• Edith
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Edith is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Gordon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gordon is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Hecker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hecker is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
• High School Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • High School Park is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Park
• Longville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Longville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <1>
• Singer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <1>
• Sweetville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sweetville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetville

How Far From Ragley to ...

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

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

• DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ragley to DeRidder, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east (E). 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 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,680 miles [12,359.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'