Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Webb Quarters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webb Quarters and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Webb Quarters
- 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 Webb Quarters:
- 31.672672, -92.156523
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Webb Quarters
- 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 La Salle Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
- Since Webb Quarters is near Catahoula Parish and also Grant Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
- eBird sighting report for Grant 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Webb Quarters ...
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.
- Blade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Fellowship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in La Salle Parish
- Good Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Jena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Jena is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <2>
- Little Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in La Salle Parish
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
- Trout
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Trout is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <2>
How Far From Webb Quarters 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 Webb Quarters to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Webb Quarters and extending to:
- Jena, which is the Seat of La Salle Parish, lies just to the Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Webb Quarters to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,579 miles [12,197.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,454 miles [8,777.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Webb Quarters. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Webb Quarters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Webb Quarters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6727, Longitude: -92.1565 In this case, the coordinates for Webb Quarters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Webb Quarters to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.801 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.666 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.802 degrees. |