Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Squealer Point Landing:
  • 30.975469, -92.416523
  • 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 Squealer Point Landing

• 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 Evangeline Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
  • Since Squealer Point Landing is near Rapides Parish and also Avoyelles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Squealer Point Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Squealer Point Landing ...

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.

• Clearwater
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Clearwater is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Clubhouse Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clubhouse Landing is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Landing
• Dove Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dove Landing is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Landing
• Lake Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Cove is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cove
• Lone Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lone Pine is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
• Lyles ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyles is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
• Meeker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Meeker is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Meridian
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meridian is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Turkey Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Turkey Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey Creek <1>
• Witchwood ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Witchwood is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witchwood

How Far From Squealer Point Landing 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 Squealer Point Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ville Platte, which is the Seat of Evangeline Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Squealer Point Landing to Ville Platte, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,623 miles [12,268 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'