Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rock Corner:
  • 32.641812, -92.537647
  • 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 Rock Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Corner ...

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.

• Cooktown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Downsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Downsville is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <1>
• Eureka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Frost Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
• Gills Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
• Henry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Henry is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Hilly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hilly is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly
• Longstraw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Longstraw is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstraw
• Mineral Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Unionville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
• Wise ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Wise is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

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

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

• Ruston, which is the Seat of Lincoln Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Corner to Ruston, 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 968 miles [1,557.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,550 miles [12,150.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'