Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jigger:
  • 32.034879, -91.746793
  • 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 Jigger

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jigger ...

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.

• Chase
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chase is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase <1>
• Craig Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Craig Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Landing
• Cut Off Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cut Off Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Off Landing
• Dickey Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickey Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Landing
• Dixie Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dixie Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Landing
• Elam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elam is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
• Extension
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
• Fort Necessity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fort Necessity is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Necessity
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Necessity <1>
• Gilbert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
• Holly Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Mason
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mason is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Peck
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peck is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck

How Far From Jigger to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jigger to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Jigger and extending to:

• Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jigger to Winnsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,544 miles [12,140.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'