Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Timon:
  • 31.889884, -93.238502
  • 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 Timon

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timon ...

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.

• Ajax
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ajax is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
• Allen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Greenwood Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Park is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
• Harris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harris is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• King Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • King Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Kraft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kraft is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
• Lake End
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Redoak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Redoak is located in Red River Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

• Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Timon to Natchitoches, with an average speed<2> 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 158 miles [254.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'