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.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Big A Plenty 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 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Big A Plenty 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 Franklin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
  • Since Big A Plenty Landing is near Catahoula Parish and also Tensas 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 Tensas 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 Big A Plenty Landing

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)
  • Anchor Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Landing
• Cooters Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooters Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooters Landing
• Craig Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Craig Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Landing
• Crescent Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crescent Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Landing
• Denmark Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
• Elam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
• Hedgeland Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hedgeland Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland Landing
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Holly Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Kirks Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kirks Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Landing
• Martins Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Martins Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Peck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Peck is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck

How Far From Big A Plenty 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 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<1> beginning in Big A Plenty Landing and extending to:

• Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big A Plenty Landing to Winnsboro, 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 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'