Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Redoak:
  • 31.946273, -93.272392
  • 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 Redoak

• 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 Red River Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River Parish
  • Since Redoak is near Natchitoches Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto 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 Redoak

Communities Also Named Redoak ...

We found one communities that are also named Redoak.

Within Louisiana, the name Redoak is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Redoak in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Brown County
    • This Redoak is located in Brown County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Redoak that is located in Red River Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Redoak.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Redoak ...

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.

• Ajax
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ajax is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Edgefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
• Harris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• King Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • King Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Kraft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kraft is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
• Lake End
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Oxbow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxbow is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redoak and extending to:

• Coushatta, which is the Seat of Red River Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Redoak to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,029 miles [1,656 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'