Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Alabama Landing.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Alabama Landing:
  • 32.873743, -92.084578<1>
  • 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 Alabama Landing

• 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
  • Since Alabama Landing is near Morehouse Parish and also Ashley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County

• 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 Alabama Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alabama Landing ...

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.

• Cecil
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cecil is also located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Dean
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dean is also located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Gravel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gravel is also located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
• Hooker Hole
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hooker Hole is also located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
• Loco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loco is also located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
• Marion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marion is also located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
• Point Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Rogers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Sadie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sadie is also located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
• Thirteen Points Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Thirteen Points Landing is also located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Points Landing

How Far From Alabama Landing to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Alabama Landing and extending to:

• Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alabama Landing to Farmerville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 937 miles [1,508 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>