Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Readheimer:
  • 32.115437, -92.987382
  • 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 Readheimer

• 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 Readheimer is near Bienville Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn 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 Readheimer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Readheimer ...

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.

• Brown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Chestnut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
• Crockett ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Crockett is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Lucky
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
• Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Mulberry Hill ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mulberry Hill is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
• Pine Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Saline
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <1>
• Shady
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
• Skidder
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Skidder is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidder

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

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

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Readheimer to Natchitoches, 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'