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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 Willow Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Glen 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 Willow Glen:
    • 31.246573, -92.432358
    • 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 Willow Glen
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
    • Since Willow Glen is near Avoyelles Parish and also Grant Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Willow Glen

Communities Also Named Willow Glen ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Willow Glen.

There are two communities within Louisiana that are also named Willow Glen.

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

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • De Soto Parish
      • This Willow Glen is located in De Soto Parish and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Willow Glen.
    • Iberville Parish
      • This Willow Glen is located in Iberville Parish and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Willow Glen.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Shelby County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Willow Glen.
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Willow Glen [Madera County].
      • Santa Clara County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Willow Glen.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Willow Glen.
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Willow Glen.
      • Saratoga County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,303 miles [2,097 km] to the northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Willow Glen.
      • Tompkins County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km] to the northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Willow Glen.
    • Ohio
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Willow Glen.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Willow Glen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Glen that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Willow Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Glen ...

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.

  • Castor Plunge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Castor Plunge is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Plunge
  • Cedar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Chambers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chambers is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Graham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Kent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kent is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kingsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingsville is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
  • Lee Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lee Heights is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
  • Paradise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Paradise is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Samtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Samtown is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samtown
  • Shady Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Oaks is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
  • Stonewalls ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonewalls is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewalls

How Far From Willow Glen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Willow Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Glen and extending to:

  • Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Glen to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,015 miles [1,633.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,611 miles [12,248.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Glen) 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 Willow Glen, 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 Willow Glen 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 Willow Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2466, Longitude: -92.4324       In this case, the coordinates for Willow Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.925 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.754 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.974 degrees.