Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Glade Bayou Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glade Bayou Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Glade Bayou Landing

• 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 Glade Bayou Landing:
  • 32.102931, -91.393172
  • 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 Glade Bayou Landing

• 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 Tensas Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
  • Since Glade Bayou Landing is near Franklin Parish and also Madison Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Glade Bayou Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glade Bayou Landing ...

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.

• Crimea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Crimea is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimea
• Dearborn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dearborn is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
• Ferry Newlight Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ferry Newlight Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Newlight Landing
• Hopewell Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hopewell Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Landing
• Justina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Justina is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justina
• New Quarters
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Quarters is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Quarters
• Newlight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Pecan Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pecan Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Landing
• Shady Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Wildcat
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildcat is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Glade Bayou Landing 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 Glade Bayou Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Glade Bayou Landing and extending to:

• Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glade Bayou Landing to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,526 miles [12,111.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,401 miles [8,692.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'