Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Robinson Place:
  • 32.446257, -92.099023
  • 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 Robinson Place

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

Communities Also Named Robinson Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Robinson Place.

Within Louisiana, the name Robinson Place is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Moffat County
    • This Robinson Place is located in Moffat County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Robinson Place that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moffat County community of Robinson Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robinson Place ...

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.

• Edgewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Forest Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
• Garden Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
• Green Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Terrace
• Kings Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kings Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oaks
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Magenta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Magenta is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
• Richwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
• Tanglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tanglewood is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the North.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Robinson Place 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,540 miles [12,134.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,415 miles [8,714.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'