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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Town and Country:
    • 32.557086, -92.064300
    • 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 Town and Country
  • 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 Town and Country is near Union Parish and also Morehouse 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 Morehouse 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 Town and Country

Communities Also Named Town and Country ...

We found eight communities that are also named Town and Country.

Within Louisiana, the name Town and Country is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Town and Country is located in Lee County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the east of the Town and Country that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Town and Country.
    • Georgia
      • Richmond County
      • This Town and Country is located in Richmond County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east of the Town and Country that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Town and Country.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Town and Country is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Town and Country that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Town and Country.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Town and Country is located in Saint Louis County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the north of the Town and Country that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Town and Country.
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Town and Country is located in Caldwell County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Town and Country that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Town and Country.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Town and Country is located in Lexington County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Town and Country that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Town and Country.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Town and Country is located in Bedford County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Town and Country that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Town and Country.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Town and Country is located in Spokane County and lies 1,686 miles [2,713.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Town and Country that is located in Ouachita Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Town and Country.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Town and Country ...

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.

  • Cypress Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fish Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
  • Forest Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
  • Lakeshore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeview Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Oliver
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pecan Bayou
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
  • Spanish City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
  • Treasure Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

How Far From Town and Country 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 Town and Country to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Town and Country and extending to:

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Town and Country 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 947 miles [1,524 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Town and Country) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Town and Country to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Town and Country. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5571, Longitude: -92.0643       In this case, the coordinates for Town and Country have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.839 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.828 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.633 degrees.