Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Burr Ferry:
  • 31.064080, -93.519339
  • 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 Burr 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 Vernon Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
  • Since Burr Ferry is near Newton County and also Sabine Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 Burr Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burr 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.

• Evans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Evans is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <1>
• Hickory Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Sabine County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Knight
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Knight is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight
• Mayflower
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mayflower is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
• Monks Hammock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Monks Hammock is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Hammock
• Rock ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Savage Fork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
• Standard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Standard is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
• Stringtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Burr 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 Burr 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 Burr Ferry and extending to:

• Leesville, which is the Seat of Vernon Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burr Ferry to Leesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,075 miles [1,730 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,666 miles [12,337.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'