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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 Brannin Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brannin Ferry 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 Brannin Ferry:
- 32.128486, -91.579288
- 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 Brannin Ferry
- 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 Brannin Ferry is near Tensas Parish and also Madison Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas 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 Brannin Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brannin Ferry ...
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.
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dickey Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dickey Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Landing
- Dixie Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dixie Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Landing
- Egypt Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
- Ferry Newlight Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Harris Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
- Newlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Stones Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
- Swampers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
How Far From Brannin Ferry 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 Brannin Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brannin Ferry and extending to:
- Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Brannin Ferry to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 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 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,533 miles [12,123.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,408 miles [8,703.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brannin Ferry) 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 Brannin Ferry 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 Brannin Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1285, Longitude: -91.5793 In this case, the coordinates for Brannin Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.489 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.363 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.496 degrees. |
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