Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gilcrease Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilcrease Ferry and the surrounding area.

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

• 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 Gilcrease Ferry:
  • 31.391293, -93.671291
  • 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 Gilcrease 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 Sabine Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
  • Since Gilcrease Ferry is near Sabine County and also Vernon Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Gilcrease Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilcrease 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.

• Alliance
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Alliance is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Chamber Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chamber Ferry is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamber Ferry
• Clare
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clare is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
• Columbus ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Hemphill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hemphill is located in Sabine County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <1>
• Hickory Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Sabine County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Mason
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason is located in Sabine County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Turtle Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Turtle Beach is located in Sabine Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Beach
• Yellowpine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellowpine is located in Sabine County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowpine

How Far From Gilcrease 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 Gilcrease 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 Gilcrease Ferry and extending to:

• Many, which is the Seat of Sabine Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilcrease Ferry to Many, 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,657 miles [12,322.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'