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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 Ferry Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferry Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ferry Lake:
    • 32.739588, -94.007682
    • 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 Ferry Lake
  • 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

Communities Also Named Ferry Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Ferry Lake.

Within Louisiana, the name Ferry Lake is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Ferry Lake in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Tift County
      • This Ferry Lake is located in Tift County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east of the Ferry Lake that is located in Caddo Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tift County community of Ferry Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferry Lake ...

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.

  • Brian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian
    • Brian is located in Caddo Parish
  • Gethsemane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
    • Gethsemane is located in Marion County (TX)
  • Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Marion County (TX)
  • Mail Boxes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mail Boxes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mail Boxes
    • Mail Boxes is located in Caddo Parish
  • Oil City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <3>
  • Shoreline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
    • Shoreline is located in Caddo Parish
  • Stacy Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Landing
    • Stacy Landing is located in Caddo Parish
  • Superior
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Caddo Parish
  • Trees
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees
    • Trees is located in Caddo Parish
  • Uncertain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

How Far From Ferry Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ferry Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferry Lake and extending to:

  • Shreveport, which is the Seat of Caddo Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ferry Lake to Shreveport, with an average speed<4> 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 230 miles [370.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,607 miles [12,242.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ferry Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Ferry Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferry Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7396, Longitude: -94.0077       In this case, the coordinates for Ferry Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Ferry Lake 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 318.102 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.326 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.435 degrees.









 

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