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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 Big A Plenty Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big A Plenty Landing 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 Big A Plenty Landing:
- 31.894327, -91.572066
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Big A Plenty Landing
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big A Plenty 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Landing
- Anchor Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Cooters Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooters Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooters Landing
- Cooters Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Craig Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Landing
- Craig Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Crescent Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Landing
- Crescent Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Denmark Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
- Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Elam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish
- Hedgeland Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgeland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland Landing
- Hedgeland Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Holly Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Holly Ridge is located in Tensas Parish
- Kirks Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Landing
- Kirks Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Martins Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Martins Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Peck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Catahoula Parish
How Far From Big A Plenty 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 Big A Plenty Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Big A Plenty Landing and extending to:
- Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big A Plenty Landing to Winnsboro, with an average speed<3> 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 102 miles [164.2 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 948 miles [1,525.7 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 6,826 miles [10,985.4 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big A Plenty Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big A Plenty Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8943, Longitude: -91.5721 In this case, the coordinates for Big A Plenty Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Big A Plenty Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.298 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.528 degrees. |
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