Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baskinton:
  • 32.311031, -91.680582
  • 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 Baskinton

• 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 Franklin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
  • Since Baskinton is near Richland Parish and also Madison Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Baskinton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baskinton ...

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.

• Bakers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bakers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
• Big Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Crowville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowville is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crowville
  • From Baskinton to Crowville
• Egypt Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
• Four Forks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Four Forks is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
• Holly Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Holly Ridge
  • From Baskinton to Holly Ridge
• Indian Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Landing is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
• Longview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Longview is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• New Light
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Light is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Light
  • From Baskinton to New Light
• Sunrise Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing
• Swampers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Swampers
  • From Baskinton to Swampers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baskinton and extending to:

• Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Baskinton to Winnsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,404 miles [8,696.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'