Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Red Gum:
  • 31.680165, -91.534287
  • 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 Red Gum

• 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Since Red Gum is near Catahoula Parish and also Tensas Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas 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 Red Gum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Gum ...

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.

• Bullitt Bayou
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
• Denmark Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
• Elkhorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhorn is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hunter Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
• Lee Bayou
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lee Bayou is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bayou
• Mayhew Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayhew Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Landing
• OK Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
• Olympic Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
• Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
• Wildwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Young Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing

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

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

• Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Gum to Vidalia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,551 miles [12,152.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,427 miles [8,733.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'