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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Smith:
    • 31.913498, -92.487644
    • 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 Smith
  • 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 Winn Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
    • Since Smith is near Grant Parish and also La Salle Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Smith

Communities Also Named Smith ...

We found 35 communities that are also named Smith.

Within Louisiana, the name Smith is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of 35 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Smith [Franklin County].
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Smith is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<2> to the east of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Smith.
    • Alberta
      • This Smith lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This Smith is located in Union County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the north of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Smith.
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Smith [Humboldt County].
      • Shasta County
      • This Smith is located in Shasta County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Smith.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Smith [Sussex County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Smith is located in Hillsborough County and lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Smith.
      • Taylor County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Smith [Taylor County].
    • Indiana
      • Floyd County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Smith [Floyd County].
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Smith [Knox County].
      • LaPorte County
      • This Smith is located in LaPorte County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Smith.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • This Smith is located in Harlan County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Smith.
      • Jackson County
      • This Smith is located in Jackson County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the northeast of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Smith.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Smith is located in Frederick County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Smith.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Saint Clair County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Smith.
    • Mississippi
      • Covington County
      • This Smith is located in Covington County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the east of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Smith.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Smith is located in Lauderdale County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Smith.
      • Neshoba County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Smith [Neshoba County].
    • Missouri
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Smith [Lincoln County].
      • Webster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Smith [Webster County].
    • Nevada
      • Lyon County
      • This Smith is located in Lyon County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Smith.
    • New Mexico
      • Eddy County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Eddy County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Smith.
      • San Juan County
      • This community is historic and although located in San Juan County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Smith.
      • Union County
      • This community is historic and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Smith.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Smith [Brunswick County].
      • Rowan County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Smith [Rowan County].
      • Stokes County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Smith [Stokes County].
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Smith [Muskingum County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Smith is located in Indiana County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Smith.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Smith is located in Berkeley County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<2> to the east of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Smith.
      • Chester County
      • This Smith is located in Chester County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the east northeast of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Smith.
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Smith is located in Henderson County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Smith.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Smith is located in Bell County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the west of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Smith.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Smith is located in Davis County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<2> to the northwest of the Smith that is located in Winn Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Smith.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith ...

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.

  • Beech ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Beech is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
  • Curry ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Curry is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Flat Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Hickory Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Joyce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maxwells Old Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxwells Old Ferry is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells Old Ferry
  • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Royal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Salt ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salt is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Smith once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith and extending to:

  • Winnfield, which is the Seat of Winn Parish, lies just to the West.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 128 miles [206 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Smith to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Smith could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Smith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9135, Longitude: -92.4876       In this case, the coordinates for Smith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.036 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.973 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.905 degrees.