Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swindleville:
  • 32.789309, -93.720733
  • 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 Swindleville

• 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
  • Since Swindleville is near Caddo Parish and also Webster Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Swindleville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swindleville ...

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.

• Dixie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dukedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dukedale is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedale
• Hughes
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hughes is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Ivan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
• Lane ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lane is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Peru Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Ferry
• Plain Dealing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <1>
• Rocky Mount
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
• Rush Point Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point Ferry
• Willow Chute
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Willow Chute is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Chute

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

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

• Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies just to the South.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Swindleville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'