Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Craig 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 Craig Landing:
  • 31.976547, -91.608734
  • 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 Craig 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 Craig 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 Craig Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craig 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.

• Big A Plenty Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Big A Plenty Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Plenty Landing
• Cooters Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooters Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooters Landing
• Cut Off Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cut Off Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Off Landing
• Dickey Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dickey Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Landing
• Dixie Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dixie Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Landing
• Elam
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
• Gilbert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
• Griffin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffin is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Hedgeland Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hedgeland Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland Landing
• Holly Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Kirks Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kirks Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Landing
• Peck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peck is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
• Stones Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing

How Far From Craig 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 Craig 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 Craig Landing and extending to:

• Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Craig Landing to Winnsboro, 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 four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 947 miles [1,524 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,824 miles [10,982.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'