Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Simmesport:
  • 30.980455, -91.814101
  • 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 Simmesport

• 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 Avoyelles Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
  • Since Simmesport is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Saint Landry Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry 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 Simmesport

Curious and Interesting Names Near Simmesport ...

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.

• Eden ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eden is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Gordon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gordon is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Naples is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
• New California
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New California is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
• Red Fish
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
• Red River Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
• Rosewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rosewood is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Woodside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Woodside is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
• Yellow Bayou
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Yellow Bayou is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Simmesport and extending to:

• Marksville, which is the Seat of Avoyelles Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Simmesport to Marksville, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'