Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ferriday, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferriday and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ferriday
- 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 Ferriday:
- 31.634459, -91.556011
- 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 Ferriday
- 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
- Since Ferriday is near Catahoula Parish and also Tensas Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
- eBird sighting report for Tensas 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 Ferriday ...
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.
- Bullitt Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullitt Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Frogmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hunter Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
- Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
- Lee Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Mayhew Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhew Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Landing
- Mayhew Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
- OK Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for OK Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
- OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
- Olympic Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympic Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
- Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Red Gum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Scotland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Stacy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
- Young Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing
- Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
How Far From Ferriday 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 town such as Ferriday to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ferriday and extending to:
- Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ferriday to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ferriday: www.townofferriday.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ferriday) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferriday. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6345, Longitude: -91.5560 In this case, the coordinates for Ferriday have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ferriday to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.421 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.218 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.56 degrees. |