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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 32.625972, -91.811515
    • 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 Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
    • Since Gum Ridge is near Richland Parish and also Ouachita Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 ...
    • Avoyelles Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Gum Ridge [Avoyelles Parish].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<1> 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.

  • Bear Skin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bear Skin is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Skin
  • Crew Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
  • Cypress Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Point is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Fowler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Hammock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
  • Hidden Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Jones Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Lakeshore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeshore is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeview Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Park is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
  • Leisure Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
  • Log Cabin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Log Cabin is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
  • Oliver
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oliver is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pecan Bayou
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Pecan Bayou is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Bayou
    • Point Pleasant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Spanish City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
    • Start
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gum Ridge and extending to:

  • Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gum Ridge to Bastrop, 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,519 miles [12,100.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Gum Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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: 32.6260, Longitude: -91.8115       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 316.686 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.659 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.516 degrees.