Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ruston:
  • 32.531423, -92.637916
  • 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 Ruston

• 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 Ruston is near Jackson Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Ruston

Communities Also Named Ruston ...

We found one communities that are also named Ruston.

Within Louisiana, the name Ruston is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Pierce County
    • This Ruston is located in Pierce County and lies 1,864 miles [2,999.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ruston that is located in Lincoln Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Ruston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruston ...

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.

• Cartwright
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cartwright
  • From Ruston to Cartwright
• Clay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clay is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Cooktown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Hilly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hilly is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilly
• Longstraw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Longstraw is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstraw
• Mineral Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Redwine ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Redwine is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
• Rock Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Corner
• Unionville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Unionville
  • From Ruston to Unionville

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

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

• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ruston to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,837 miles [11,003.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,559 miles [12,165 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,434 miles [8,745.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'