Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Soco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Soco and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Soco
- 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 Soco:
- 33.002917, -93.147387
- 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 Soco
- 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 Claiborne Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- Since Soco is near Columbia County and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Soco ...
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.
- Dodge City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dodge City is located in Union County (AR)
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
- Horsehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Rocky Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
- Rocky Mound is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Spotville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Tide Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tide Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide Water
- Tide Water is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Walnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Columbia County (AR)
How Far From Soco 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 Soco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Soco and extending to:
- Homer, which is the Seat of Claiborne Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Soco to Homer, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,558 miles [12,163.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,434 miles [8,745.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Soco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Soco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Soco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0029, Longitude: -93.1474 In this case, the coordinates for Soco 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 Soco 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 317.576 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.746 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.027 degrees. |