Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wallace Ridge:
  • 31.709613, -91.827351
  • 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 Wallace Ridge

• 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 Catahoula Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
  • Since Wallace Ridge is near Concordia Parish and also La Salle Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Wallace Ridge

Communities Also Named Wallace Ridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Wallace Ridge.

Within Louisiana, the name Wallace Ridge is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Wallace Ridge in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This Wallace Ridge lies 1,797 miles [2,892 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wallace Ridge that is located in Catahoula Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallace Ridge ...

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.

• Aimwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <2>
• Archie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Archie is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
• Cane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cane is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane
• Elkhorn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkhorn is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Frogmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
• Jones Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Landing
• Jonesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
• Manifest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
• Security
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Security is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
• Stacy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stacy is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Trinity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Utility
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility

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

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

• Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Catahoula Parish, lies just to the North.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wallace Ridge to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'