Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Williamson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Williamson
- 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 Williamson:
- 30.628525, -91.843171
- 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 Williamson
- 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 Saint Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Williamson is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint Martin 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 Williamson ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Williamson.
Within Louisiana, the name Williamson is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Williamson is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Williamson.
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- This Williamson is located in Sevier County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Williamson.
- Georgia
- Pike County
- This Williamson is located in Pike County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Williamson.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Williamson is located in Madison County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the north of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Williamson.
- Iowa
- Adams County
- This Williamson is located in Adams County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the north of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Williamson.
- Lucas County
- This Williamson is located in Lucas County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the north of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Williamson.
- Michigan
- Manistee 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 Michigan community of Williamson [Manistee County].
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Williamson is located in Wayne County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Williamson.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Williamson [Delaware County].
- Franklin County
- This Williamson is located in Franklin County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Williamson.
- Texas
- Travis County
- This Williamson is located in Travis County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Williamson.
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Williamson is located in Mingo County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Williamson that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Williamson.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamson ...
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.
- Bat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Coon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Elliot City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Frisbie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Goodwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Half Moon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Second Lake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Lake
- Second Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
How Far From Williamson 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 Williamson 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<4> community of Williamson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamson and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williamson to Opelousas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6285, Longitude: -91.8432 In this case, the coordinates for Williamson 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 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 Williamson 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> | 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 Williamson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Williamson 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 316.484 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.157 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.819 degrees. |