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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 Argent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argent 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 Argent:
- 31.738498, -91.406227
- 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 Argent
- 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
- Since Argent is near Tensas Parish and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Argent
Curious and Interesting Names Near Argent ...
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.
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bullitt Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Goldman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Goldman Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldman Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman Landing
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
- Hedgeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgeland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lee Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lee Bayou is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bayou
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- OK Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
- Olympic Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Red Gum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Gum is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gum
- Waterproof
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Young Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing
How Far From Argent 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 Argent to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Argent and extending to:
- Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Argent to Vidalia, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 946 miles [1,522.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Argent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Argent 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 Argent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7385, Longitude: -91.4062 In this case, the coordinates for Argent have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.339 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.484 degrees. |
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