Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brantley Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brantley Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brantley 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 Brantley Landing:
- 32.997905, -92.073466
- 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 Brantley 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Since Brantley Landing is near Ashley County and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- eBird sighting report for Morehouse 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brantley 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.
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Dean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dollar Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Junction
- Dollar Junction is located in Union County (AR)
- Gravel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Loco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sadie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Thirteen Points Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirteen Points Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Points Landing
- Thirteen Points Landing is located in Union Parish
How Far From Brantley 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 Brantley 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 Brantley Landing and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brantley Landing to Farmerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 183 miles [294.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,513 miles [12,091 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,389 miles [8,672.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brantley Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 '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- Brantley Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brantley Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9979, Longitude: -92.0735 In this case, the coordinates for Brantley 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 Brantley 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 316.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.946 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.569 degrees. |