Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sterlington:
  • 32.699027, -92.097911
  • 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 Sterlington

• 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
  • Since West Sterlington is near Ouachita Parish and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 West Sterlington

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Sterlington ...

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.

• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Forest Home
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Forest Home is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
• Forest Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fowler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Hammock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
• Hooker Hole
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hooker Hole is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
• Lakeview Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
• Leisure Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Oliver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Pecan Bayou
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
• Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Point is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Point Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Rocky Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Branch is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
• Treasure Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island

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

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

• Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Sterlington to Farmerville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 944 miles [1,519.2 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 6,807 miles [10,954.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,404 miles [8,696.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'