Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westport
- 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 Westport:
- 30.964635, -92.797371
- 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 Westport
- 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 Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Since Westport is near Vernon Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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
Communities Also Named Westport ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Westport.
Within Louisiana, the name Westport is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Westport is located in Decatur County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westport that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Westport.
- Porter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Westport [Porter County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Westport lies 2,269 miles [3,651.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westport that is located in Rapides Parish.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Westport lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westport that is located in Rapides Parish.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Westport lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westport that is located in Rapides Parish.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westport ...
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.
- Blanche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
- Elmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <4>
- Grant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
- Longleaf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longleaf <4>
- Marionville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Marionville is located in Allen Parish
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
- Price Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Crossing
- Price Crossing is located in Rapides Parish
- Sugartown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Sugartown is located in Beauregard Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugartown <4>
- Tenmile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Rapides Parish
How Far From Westport 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 Westport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westport and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westport to Alexandria, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Westport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9646, Longitude: -92.7974 In this case, the coordinates for Westport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Westport could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Westport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.12 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.945 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.162 degrees. |