Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Defees 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 Defees Ferry:
  • 32.834303, -92.307918
  • 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 Defees 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
  • Since Defees Ferry is near Lincoln Parish and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Defees Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Defees 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.

• Cecil
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cecil is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Dean
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dean is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Farmerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmerville is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <1>
• Gravel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
• Loco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Loco is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Point is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Quigley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Quigley is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
• Rocky Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Branch is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
• Sadie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sadie is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie

How Far From Defees Ferry 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 Defees 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 Defees Ferry and extending to:

• Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Defees Ferry to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 949 miles [1,527.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,531 miles [12,120 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,406 miles [8,700.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'