Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westwood Village
- 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 Westwood Village:
- 31.141298, -93.287943
- 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 Westwood Village
- 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 Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- Since Westwood Village is near Newton County and also Sabine Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 Westwood Village ...
We found seven communities that share the name Westwood Village.
Within Louisiana, the name Westwood Village is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Westwood Village [Humboldt County].
- Los Angeles County
- This Westwood Village is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Westwood Village that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Westwood Village.
- Oregon
- Lincoln County
- This Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Westwood Village that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Westwood Village.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Westwood Village that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Westwood Village.
- Texas
- Bexar County
- This Westwood Village is located in Bexar County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Westwood Village that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Westwood Village.
- Brazoria County
- This Westwood Village is located in Brazoria County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the southwest of the Westwood Village that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Westwood Village.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Westwood Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Westwood Village that is located in Vernon Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westwood Village.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Village ...
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.
- Billy Goat Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billy Goat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
- Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
- Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Lee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Leesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Leesville is located in Vernon Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <4>
- Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Vernon Parish
- Pinecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Westwood Village 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 Westwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwood Village and extending to:
- Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies just to the East.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Westwood Village to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westwood Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westwood Village 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westwood Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1413, Longitude: -93.2879 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Westwood Village 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 317.451 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.356 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.341 degrees. |