Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stanley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stanley
- 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 Stanley:
- 31.960851, -93.899519
- 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 Stanley
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- Since Stanley is near Shelby County and also Sabine Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 Stanley ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Stanley.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Stanley.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 36 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- California
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Stanley is located in Daviess County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stanley that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Stanley.
- Pike County
- This Stanley is located in Pike County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east northeast of the Stanley that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Stanley.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stanley [Calhoun County].
- Lapeer 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 Michigan community of Stanley [Lapeer County].
- Minnesota
- Isanti County
- This Stanley is located in Isanti County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the north of the Stanley that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isanti County community of Stanley.
- Yellow Medicine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Stanley [Yellow Medicine County].
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Buchanan County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Stanley.
- Pemiscot County
- This Stanley is located in Pemiscot County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stanley that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Stanley.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Stanley lies 1,745 miles [2,808.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stanley that is located in De Soto Parish.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Stanley lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stanley that is located in De Soto Parish.
- Ohio
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Stanley [Henry County].
- Washington 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 Ohio community of Stanley [Washington County].
- Wood County
- This Stanley is located in Wood County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stanley that is located in De Soto Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Stanley.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Stanley lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the north of the Stanley that is located in De Soto Parish.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanley ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cook ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fellowship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Grand Cane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Cane
- Grand Cane is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Cane <5>
- Halcyon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Longstreet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Longstreet is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longstreet <5>
- Porter Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Place
- Porter Place is located in De Soto Parish
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Screamerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Spider ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Union Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
- Union Springs is located in Sabine Parish
- Wood Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs
- Wood Springs is located in De Soto Parish
How Far From Stanley 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 village such as Stanley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanley and extending to:
- Mansfield, which is the Seat of De Soto Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stanley to Mansfield, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 192 miles [309 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stanley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9609, Longitude: -93.8995 In this case, the coordinates for Stanley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Stanley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Stanley 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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Stanley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.941 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.037 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.492 degrees. |