Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sieper:
  • 31.211016, -92.808206
  • 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 Sieper

• 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 Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
  • Since Sieper is near Vernon Parish and also Grant Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Sieper

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sieper ...

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.

• Comrade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Comrade is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comrade
• Crane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Elmer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
• Hemphill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
• Hicks Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hicks Crossing is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
• Hood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
• Hot Wells
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
• McNutt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McNutt is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Muse ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Muse is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
• Price Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Price Crossing is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Crossing
• Temple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

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

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

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sieper to Alexandria, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,629 miles [12,277.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'