Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Zion Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zion Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Zion Hill
- 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 Zion Hill:
- 32.009328, -92.640149
- 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 Zion Hill
- 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 Winn Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winn Parish
- Since Zion Hill is near Jackson Parish and also Natchitoches Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
- eBird sighting report for Natchitoches 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 Zion Hill ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Zion Hill.
Within Louisiana, the name Zion Hill is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Zion Hill is located in Pulaski County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the north of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Zion Hill.
- Van Buren County
- This Zion Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the north of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Zion Hill.
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Zion Hill is located in Amite County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Zion Hill.
- Simpson County
- This Zion Hill is located in Simpson County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Zion Hill.
- Smith County
- This Zion Hill is located in Smith County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the east of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Zion Hill.
- Missouri
- Ontario
- This Zion Hill lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the northeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Zion Hill is located in Hawkins County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Zion Hill.
- McMinn County
- This Zion Hill is located in McMinn County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km] to the east northeast of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Zion Hill.
- Texas
- Guadalupe County
- Although located in Guadalupe County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guadalupe County community of Zion Hill.
- Jasper County
- This Zion Hill is located in Jasper County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Zion Hill that is located in Winn Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Zion Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zion Hill ...
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.
- Carla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Crockett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Fay ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Gaars Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaars Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
- Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
- Hickory Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
- Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Joyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Joyce is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <4>
- Kelly Front ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Front have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Front
- Kelly Front is located in Winn Parish
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Mulberry Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Mulberry Hill is located in Winn Parish
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- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Winn Parish
- Prairie Home ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Prairie Home is located in Winn Parish
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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 Winn Parish
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
How Far From Zion Hill 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 Zion Hill 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<5> community of Zion Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Zion Hill and extending to:
- Winnfield, which is the Seat of Winn Parish, lies just to the South.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Zion Hill to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6>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 996 miles [1,602.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- Zion Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zion Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0093, Longitude: -92.6401 In this case, the coordinates for Zion Hill 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 Zion Hill 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> | 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 Zion Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Zion Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.144 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.111 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.955 degrees. |