Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spider:
  • 31.952388, -93.777685
  • 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 Spider

• 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 De Soto Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
  • Since Spider is near Sabine Parish and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Spider

Communities Also Named Spider ...

We found one communities that are also named Spider.

Within Louisiana, the name Spider is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Spider in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Knott County
    • This Spider is located in Knott County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spider that is located in De Soto Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Spider.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spider ...

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.

• Coker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coker is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
• Cook ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Eudora ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eudora is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
• Halcyon ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Halcyon is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Hunter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Meadow Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Park is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Porter Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Place is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Place
• Stanley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Union Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union Springs is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
• Wildwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Willow Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Glen is located in De Soto Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Spider 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 Spider 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<2> community of Spider once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Spider and extending to:

• Mansfield, which is the Seat of De Soto Parish, lies just to the Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Spider to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'