Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maitland Landing:
  • 31.758220, -91.606511
  • 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 Maitland Landing

• 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Since Maitland Landing is near Catahoula Parish and also Tensas 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 Tensas 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 Maitland Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maitland Landing ...

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.

• Denmark Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
• Greenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hunter Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
• Lee Bayou
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lee Bayou is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bayou
• Mayhew Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mayhew Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Landing
• OK Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
• Olympic Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
• Wildwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Young Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing

How Far From Maitland Landing 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 Maitland Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Maitland Landing and extending to:

• Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maitland Landing to Vidalia, with an average speed<2> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 955 miles [1,536.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,551 miles [12,152.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,426 miles [8,732.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'