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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ferry Lake

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ferry Lake

• 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 Caddo Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
  • Since Ferry Lake is near Marion County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County

• 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 Ferry Lake

Communities Also Named Ferry Lake ...

We found one communities that are also named 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)
  • Brian is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian
• Gethsemane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gethsemane is located in Marion County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
• Gray
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray is located in Marion County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Mail Boxes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mail Boxes is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mail Boxes
• Oil City
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <2>
• Shoreline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shoreline is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline
• Stacy Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stacy Landing is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy Landing
• Superior
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Superior is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
• Trees
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trees is located in Caddo Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trees
• Uncertain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Uncertain is located in Harrison County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uncertain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uncertain <2>

How Far From Ferry Lake 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 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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'