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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 Darnell Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darnell 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 Darnell Ferry:
- 31.614620, -93.819631
- 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 Darnell 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 Sabine Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
- Since Darnell Ferry is near Shelby County and also Sabine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine County
- 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 Darnell Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darnell 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.
- Alexanders Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Black Ankle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
- Chamber Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chamber Ferry is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamber Ferry
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goober Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goober Hill is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goober Hill
- Jordans Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jordans Store is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Store
- Lanetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lanetown is located in San Augustine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
- New Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ragtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ragtown is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
How Far From Darnell 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 Darnell 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 Darnell Ferry and extending to:
- Many, which is the Seat of Sabine Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Darnell Ferry to Many, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Darnell 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 Darnell 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 Darnell Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6146, Longitude: -93.8196 In this case, the coordinates for Darnell Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.848 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.882 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.503 degrees. |
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