Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gilmer Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilmer Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gilmer 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 Gilmer Ferry:
- 32.859307, -93.785734
- 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 Gilmer 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 Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Since Gilmer Ferry is near Caddo Parish and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmer 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.
- Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hughes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Ida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Lane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Mail Boxes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mail Boxes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mail Boxes
- Mail Boxes is located in Caddo Parish
- Missionary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missionary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
- Missionary is located in Caddo Parish
- Peru Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Ferry
- Peru Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
- Plain Dealing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
- Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <2>
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Bossier Parish
- Rush Point Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Point Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point Ferry
- Rush Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish
- Shoreline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Superior
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Gilmer Ferry 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 Gilmer Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gilmer Ferry and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmer Ferry to Benton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 227 miles [365.3 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 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gilmer Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilmer Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilmer Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8593, Longitude: -93.7857 In this case, the coordinates for Gilmer Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gilmer Ferry 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 317.972 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.19 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.323 degrees. |