Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Anchor 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 Anchor Landing:
  • 31.849884, -91.569844
  • 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 Anchor 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 Anchor Landing is near Catahoula Parish and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Anchor Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anchor 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.

• Big A Plenty Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Big A Plenty Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Plenty Landing
• Crescent Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crescent Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Landing
• Denmark Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
• Greenville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hedgeland Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hedgeland Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland Landing
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Kirks Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kirks Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Landing
• Martins Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Martins Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• OK Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Young Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing

How Far From Anchor Landing 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 Anchor 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 Anchor 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 Anchor 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 99 miles [159.3 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 950 miles [1,528.9 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 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,420 miles [8,722.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'