Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nicks 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 Nicks Ferry:
  • 30.458536, -93.699337
  • 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 Nicks 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 Beauregard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard Parish
  • Since Nicks Ferry is near Calcasieu Parish and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County

• 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 Nicks Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicks 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.

• Big Woods
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Woods is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
• Call
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Call is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <1>
• Deweyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Deweyville is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
• Fields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fields is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
• Hartburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hartburg is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartburg
• Lucas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucas is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Mystic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mystic is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
• Sandjack
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sandjack is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandjack
• Starks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <1>
• Trout Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Trout Creek is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek

How Far From Nicks 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 Nicks Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• DeRidder, which is the Seat of Beauregard Parish, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nicks Ferry to DeRidder, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the east (E). 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 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,703 miles [12,396.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,578 miles [8,976.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'