Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alphenia 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 Alphenia Landing:
  • 31.819607, -91.570677
  • 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 Alphenia 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 Tensas Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
  • Since Alphenia Landing is near Catahoula Parish and also Concordia Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia 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 Alphenia Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alphenia 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.

• Anchor Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Anchor Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Landing
• Crescent Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crescent Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Landing
• Denmark Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
• Greenville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hedgeland Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hedgeland Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland Landing
• Hunter Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
• Kirks Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kirks Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Landing
• Lee Bayou
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lee Bayou is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bayou
• Martins Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Martins Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Mayhew Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mayhew Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Landing
• OK Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
• Olympic Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
• Wildwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Young Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing

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

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

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alphenia Landing to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,422 miles [8,725.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'