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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Williams Corner:
    • 31.668778, -92.929047
    • 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 Williams Corner
  • 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 Natchitoches Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches Parish
    • Since Williams Corner is near Grant Parish and also Winn Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winn 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 Williams Corner

Communities Also Named Williams Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Williams Corner.

Within Louisiana, the name Williams Corner is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Yates County
      • This Williams Corner is located in Yates County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williams Corner that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Williams Corner.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Williams Corner is located in Chester County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williams Corner that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Williams Corner.
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Williams Corner is located in Susquehanna County and lies 1,175 miles [1,891 km] to the northeast of the Williams Corner that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Williams Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Northumberland County
      • This Williams Corner is located in Northumberland County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williams Corner that is located in Natchitoches Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Williams Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams Corner ...

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.

  • Bermuda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Cognac ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cognac is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cognac
  • Crews
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crews is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
  • Cypress
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Henryville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Henryville is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
  • James Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • James Ferry is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Mars Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mars Hill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Pollockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pollockville is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollockville
  • Strongs Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Strongs Ferry is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ferry

How Far From Williams Corner 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 Williams Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Williams Corner once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams Corner and extending to:

  • Natchitoches, which is the Seat of Natchitoches Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williams Corner to Natchitoches, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Williams Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Williams Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Williams Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williams Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6688, Longitude: -92.9290       In this case, the coordinates for Williams Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.287 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.234 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.122 degrees.