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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 Lowrys Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowrys Ferry 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 Lowrys Ferry:
- 32.819585, -92.533481
- 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 Lowrys 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Since Lowrys Ferry is near Lincoln Parish and also Claiborne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Lowrys Ferry
Communities Also Named Lowrys Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Lowrys Ferry.
Within Louisiana, the name Lowrys Ferry is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Lowrys Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Marion County
- This Lowrys Ferry is located in Marion County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lowrys Ferry that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Lowrys Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowrys 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.
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gills Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gills Ferry is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Ferry
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunt is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Quigley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Quigley is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
- Rock Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Corner is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Corner
- Spearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Lowrys Ferry 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 Lowrys Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowrys Ferry and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lowrys Ferry to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lowrys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lowrys Ferry 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 Lowrys Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8196, Longitude: -92.5335 In this case, the coordinates for Lowrys Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.242 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.792 degrees. |
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