Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smithville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smithville
- 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 Smithville:
- 31.324627, -92.410136
- 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 Smithville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Since Smithville is near Grant Parish and also Avoyelles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
- eBird sighting report for Avoyelles 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Smithville ...
We found 57 communities that share the name Smithville.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Smithville.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 56 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 56 communities, 55 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Vernon Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Smithville [Vernon Parish].
- Vernon Parish
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Smithville [Chilton County].
- Henry 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 Alabama community of Smithville [Henry County].
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Smithville [Craighead County].
- Lawrence County
- This Smithville is located in Lawrence County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<3> to the north of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Smithville.
- Miller County
- This Smithville is located in Miller County and lies 146 miles [235 km] to the northwest of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Smithville.
- Union County
- This Smithville is located in Union County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Smithville.
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Smithville [Shasta County].
- Florida
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Smithville [Putnam County].
- Georgia
- Lee County
- This Smithville is located in Lee County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<3> to the east of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Smithville.
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Smithville is located in Peoria County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<3> to the north of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Smithville.
- Wayne County
- This Smithville is located in Wayne County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the north northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Smithville.
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Smithville is located in Monroe County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Smithville.
- Owen County
- This Smithville is located in Owen County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the north northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Smithville.
- Kansas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Smithville [Clay County].
- Ottawa 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 Kansas community of Smithville [Ottawa County].
- Smith 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 Kansas community of Smithville [Smith County].
- Kentucky
- Bullitt County
- This Smithville is located in Bullitt County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Smithville.
- Montgomery County
- This Smithville is located in Montgomery County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Smithville.
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Smithville is located in Washington County and lies 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Smithville.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Smithville is located in Calvert County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Smithville.
- Caroline County
- This Smithville is located in Caroline County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Smithville.
- Dorchester County
- This Smithville is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km] to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Smithville.
- Kent County
- This Smithville is located in Kent County and lies 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Smithville.
- Montgomery County
- This Smithville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Smithville.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Smithville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,354 miles [2,179.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Smithville.
- Michigan
- Kalkaska County
- This Smithville is located in Kalkaska County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Smithville.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Smithville is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<3> to the north of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Smithville.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Smithville is located in Monroe County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Smithville.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Smithville is located in Clay County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<3> to the north of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Smithville.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Smithville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Smithville.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Smithville is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Smithville.
- Burlington County
- This Smithville is located in Burlington County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Smithville.
- New York
- Genesee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Smithville [Genesee County].
- Jefferson County
- This Smithville is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Smithville.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Smithville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Smithville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Smithville lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Smithville.
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Smithville.
- Wayne County
- This Smithville is located in Wayne County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Smithville.
- Wyandot County
- This Smithville is located in Wyandot County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Smithville.
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- This Smithville is located in McCurtain County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Smithville.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Smithville.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Smithville is located in Butler County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Smithville.
- Lancaster County
- This Smithville is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Smithville.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Smithville [Abbeville County].
- Sumter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Smithville [Sumter County].
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Smithville [Meade County].
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This Smithville is located in DeKalb County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Smithville.
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- This Smithville is located in Bastrop County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Smithville.
- Gonzales County
- This Smithville is located in Gonzales County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the west southwest of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Smithville.
- Utah
- Millard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Smithville [Millard County].
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Smithville is located in Windsor County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Smithville.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Smithville is located in Accomack County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Smithville.
- Washington
- Klickitat County
- This Smithville is located in Klickitat County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Smithville.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Smithville is located in Marion County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Smithville.
- Ritchie County
- This Smithville is located in Ritchie County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Smithville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithville ...
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.
- Ball
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Ball is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <5>
- Green Gables
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Gables is located in Rapides Parish
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Kingsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Kingsville is located in Rapides Parish
- Lee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Lee Heights is located in Rapides Parish
- Paradise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Samtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Shady Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Shady Oaks is located in Rapides Parish
- Willow Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Rapides Parish
How Far From Smithville 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 community such as Smithville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithville and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Smithville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Smithville 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. |
| <2> | 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 Smithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3246, Longitude: -92.4101 In this case, the coordinates for Smithville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Smithville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.92 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.759 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.955 degrees. |