Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sondheimer:
  • 32.550138, -91.175943
  • 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 Sondheimer

• 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 East Carroll Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Carroll Parish
  • Since Sondheimer is near Madison Parish and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County

• 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 Sondheimer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sondheimer ...

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.

• Bowie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bowie is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Duck Port ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
• Eagle Bend
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Bend is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
• Floyd
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
• Floyd Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd Landing is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Landing
• Fortune Fork
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fortune Fork is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Fork
• Greenfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Hollybrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hollybrook is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
• Peelers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Peelers is located in Warren County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peelers
• Transylvania
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Transylvania is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transylvania <1>

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

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

• Lake Providence, which is the Seat of East Carroll Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sondheimer to Lake Providence, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,778 miles [10,908.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,496 miles [12,063.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'