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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 Akers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Akers and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Akers:
    • 30.290196, -90.401752
    • 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 Akers
  • 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 Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
    • Since Akers is near Saint John the Baptist Parish and also Livingston Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Akers

Communities Also Named Akers ...

We found four communities that are also named Akers.

Within Louisiana, the name Akers is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Akers is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Akers that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Akers.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan 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 Kentucky community of Akers [Harlan County].
    • Missouri
      • Shannon County
      • This Akers is located in Shannon County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the north of the Akers that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shannon County community of Akers.
    • Virginia
      • Floyd 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 Virginia community of Akers [Floyd County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Akers ...

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.

  • Catfish Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Catfish Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Landing
  • Cypress Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
  • Happy Woods
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
  • Hollyridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hollyridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
  • Horse Bluff Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Horse Bluff Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Bluff Landing
  • Jena ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jena is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Lees Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
  • Magnolia Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Landing
  • Neal Landing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Neal Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Landing
  • Oliver
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pumpkin Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Romes Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Romes Ferry is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romes Ferry
    • Sharkey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sharkey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
    • Tallow Wood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Tallow Wood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Wood
    • Tiger Bluff Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Tiger Bluff Landing is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Bluff Landing
    • Woodland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Akers to Amite City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,565 miles [12,174.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 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 from Point A (ie- Akers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Akers 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>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 Akers 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 Akers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2902, Longitude: -90.4018       In this case, the coordinates for Akers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.561 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.036 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.297 degrees.