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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 Gum Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Ridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gum Ridge:
- 30.868803, -92.025119
- 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 Gum Ridge
- 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 Avoyelles Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
- Since Gum Ridge is near Saint Landry Parish and also Rapides Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides 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 Gum Ridge
Communities Also Named Gum Ridge ...
We found two communities that are also named Gum Ridge.
There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Gum Ridge.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Gum Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Morehouse Parish
- This Gum Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north of the Gum Ridge that is located in Avoyelles Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Gum Ridge.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Gum Ridge [Jefferson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum Ridge ...
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.
- Bayou Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Big Cane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Bunkie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Dust
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Long Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Bridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Star ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Taterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taterville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taterville
How Far From Gum Ridge 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 Gum Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Gum Ridge once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gum Ridge and extending to:
- Marksville, which is the Seat of Avoyelles Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gum Ridge to Marksville, with an average speed<4> 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 59 miles [95 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,011 miles [1,627 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,611 miles [12,248.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gum Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gum Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Gum Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gum Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8688, Longitude: -92.0251 In this case, the coordinates for Gum Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.355 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.86 degrees. |
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