Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Monroe:
  • 32.518276, -92.147684
  • 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 West Monroe

• 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 West Monroe is near Union Parish and also Richland 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 Richland 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 West Monroe

Communities Also Named West Monroe ...

We found two communities that are also named West Monroe.

Within Louisiana, the name West Monroe is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Monroe County
    • This West Monroe is located in Monroe County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Monroe that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of West Monroe.
  • New York
    • Oswego County
    • This West Monroe is located in Oswego County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Monroe that is located in Ouachita Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of West Monroe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Monroe ...

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.

• Edgewater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Edgewater is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Fish Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
• Forest Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Green Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Pine Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
• Rockthrow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rockthrow is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockthrow
• Royal Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Royal Pines is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
• Sunshine Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunshine Heights is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Heights
• Valley Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Valley Hills is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills

How Far From West Monroe 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 city such as West Monroe to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Ouachita Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from West Monroe 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 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,539 miles [12,132.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'