Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Larance Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larance Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Larance 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 Larance Ferry:
- 32.689036, -92.708485
- 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 Larance 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 Lincoln Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
- Since Larance Ferry is near Claiborne Parish and also Union Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- eBird sighting report for Union 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larance 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.
- Cooktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Lincoln Parish
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Gills Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gills Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
- Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
- Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hilly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Lincoln Parish
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
- Rock Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Corner
- Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish
- Sugar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Wise ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
How Far From Larance Ferry 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 Larance 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 Larance Ferry and extending to:
- Ruston, which is the Seat of Lincoln Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Larance Ferry to Ruston, 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 179 miles [288.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Larance Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Larance Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Larance Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6890, Longitude: -92.7085 In this case, the coordinates for Larance 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 Larance 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 317.262 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.338 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.885 degrees. |