Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Steven:
  • 32.496256, -92.167358
  • 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 Steven

• 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 Ouachita Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
  • Since Steven is near Union Parish and also Lincoln Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Steven

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steven ...

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.

• Drew
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drew is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Fish Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Forest Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Forest Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Green Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Green Terrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Terrace
• Hillside Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillside Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
• Kings Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oaks
• Lincoln Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Pine Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
• Robinson Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinson Place is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Place
• Rockthrow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
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  • Royal Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
  • Sunnybrook Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
  • Sunshine Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
  • Valley Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Steven and extending to:

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Steven to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'