Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for County 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 County Landing:
  • 32.400144, -91.485674
  • 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 County 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 Madison Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
  • Since County Landing is near Richland Parish and also Franklin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 County Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near County 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.

• Bakers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
• Big Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Crowville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowville is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowville <1>
• Egypt Ferry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
• Holly Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Indian Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Indian Landing is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
• Longview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Longview is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• New Quarters
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • New Quarters is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Quarters
• Sunrise Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing
• Swampers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers

How Far From County Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as County 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 County Landing and extending to:

• Tallulah, which is the Seat of Madison Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from County Landing to Tallulah, 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 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south (S). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,391 miles [8,676 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'