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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 Ebenzer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ebenzer 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 Ebenzer:
- 32.446262, -92.557369
- 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 Ebenzer
- 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 Jackson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson Parish
- Since Ebenzer is near Lincoln Parish and also Ouachita Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 Ebenzer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ebenzer ...
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.
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Cooktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
- Frost Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hilltop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Longstraw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longstraw is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstraw
- Mineral Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redwine ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Redwine is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
- Wood Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Junction is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Junction
How Far From Ebenzer 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 Ebenzer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ebenzer and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ebenzer to Jonesboro, 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,435 miles [8,746.8 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Ebenzer) 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 Ebenzer 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 Ebenzer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4463, Longitude: -92.5574 In this case, the coordinates for Ebenzer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.139 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.164 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.857 degrees. |
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