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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 Epps Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Epps 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 Epps Ferry:
- 32.590971, -91.434838
- 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 Epps 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 East Carroll Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Carroll Parish
- Since Epps Ferry is near West Carroll Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Carroll Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Epps Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Epps 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.
- Bear Skin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Skin is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Skin
- Bowie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowie is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd Landing is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Landing
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goodwill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Holly Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Pioneer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redwing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Redwing is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Transylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Bridges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twin Bridges is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
How Far From Epps 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 Epps 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 Epps Ferry and extending to:
- Lake Providence, which is the Seat of East Carroll Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Epps Ferry to Lake Providence, 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 915 miles [1,472.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,505 miles [12,078.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Epps 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 Epps 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 Epps Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5910, Longitude: -91.4348 In this case, the coordinates for Epps Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.375 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.364 degrees. |
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