Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rossignol:
  • 30.118264, -92.996819
  • 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 Rossignol

• 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 Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
  • Since Rossignol is near Jefferson Davis Parish and also Cameron Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron 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 Rossignol

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rossignol ...

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.

• Bell City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <1>
• Chalkley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chalkley is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkley
• Chloe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
• Foremans Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Foremans Hall is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foremans Hall
• Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
• Illinois Plant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Illinois Plant is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Plant
• Iowa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Mallard Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mallard Junction is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Junction
• Prairieland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Prairieland is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieland
• Sweet Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Lake is located in Cameron Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lake
• University Place
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • University Place is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
• Welsh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <1>
• Woodlawn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rossignol to Lake Charles, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,688 miles [12,372.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'