Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gulledge

• 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 Gulledge:
  • 33.070958, -91.871240
  • 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 Gulledge

• 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Ashley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
  • Since Gulledge is near Morehouse Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Gulledge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gulledge ...

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.

• Berlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Berlin is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Bovine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bovine is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
• Brushy ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brushy is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Crossroad
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Crossroad is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Martinville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Martinville is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Meridian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meridian is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Oak Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Landing is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
• Rogers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Sulphur Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Unity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Unity is located in Ashley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gulledge and extending to:

• Hamburg, which is the Seat of Ashley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gulledge to Hamburg, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'