Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Savage Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savage Fork and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Savage Fork
- 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 Savage Fork:
- 31.032135, -93.353500
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Savage Fork
- 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 Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- Since Savage Fork is near Beauregard Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savage Fork ...
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.
- Billy Goat Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billy Goat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Coopers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Evans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <2>
- Knight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lee Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Leesville is located in Vernon Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <2>
- Lincoln Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Vernon Parish
- Pinecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rosepine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosepine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
- Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <2>
- Sandy Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Sandy Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Standard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Savage Fork 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 Savage Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Savage Fork and extending to:
- Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Savage Fork to Leesville, with an average speed<4> 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Savage Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Savage Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0321, Longitude: -93.3535 In this case, the coordinates for Savage Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Savage Fork to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.374 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.382 degrees. |