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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Rhymes:
    • 32.379035, -91.899018
    • 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 Rhymes
  • 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 Richland Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
    • Since Rhymes is near Franklin Parish and also Caldwell Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Rhymes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhymes ...

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.

  • Big Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Charlieville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
  • Crew Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
  • Forest Oaks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Forest Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Four Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Four Forks is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
  • Garden Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
  • Green Terrace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Terrace
  • Kings Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kings Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oaks
  • Lincoln Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Logtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Magenta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
  • New Light
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Light is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Richwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
    • Robinson Place
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Robinson Place is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Place
    • Spanish City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
    • Start
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tanglewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

  • Rayville, which is the Seat of Richland Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rhymes to Rayville, with an average speed<3> 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhymes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rhymes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhymes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3790, Longitude: -91.8990       In this case, the coordinates for Rhymes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.716 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.661 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.591 degrees.