Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dickey Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickey Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dickey 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 Dickey Landing:
- 32.089043, -91.590400
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dickey 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:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
- Since Dickey Landing is near Tensas Parish and also Catahoula Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- eBird sighting report for Catahoula 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickey 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.
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Chase is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase <2>
- Craig Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craig Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Landing
- Craig Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Cut Off Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cut Off Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Off Landing
- Cut Off Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Dixie Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Landing
- Dixie Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Egypt Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
- Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Harris Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
- Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Stones Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
- Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Swampers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
How Far From Dickey Landing 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 Dickey Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dickey Landing and extending to:
- Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dickey Landing to Winnsboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 116 miles [186.7 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 941 miles [1,514.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dickey Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dickey Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickey Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0890, Longitude: -91.5904 In this case, the coordinates for Dickey Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dickey Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.361 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.506 degrees. |