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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 Phillips Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phillips 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 Phillips Ferry:
- 32.737637, -92.190136
- 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 Phillips 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 Phillips Ferry is near Ouachita Parish and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse 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 Phillips Ferry
Communities Also Named Phillips Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named Phillips Ferry.
Within Louisiana, the name Phillips Ferry is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Phillips Ferry is located in Walker County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Phillips Ferry that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Phillips Ferry.
- Illinois
- Scott County
- This Phillips Ferry is located in Scott County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the north of the Phillips Ferry that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Phillips Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillips 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.
- Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Dean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dean is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Farmerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Hammock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock
- Hooker Hole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker Hole is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Quigley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quigley is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
- Rocky Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Treasure Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Treasure Island is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
How Far From Phillips Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Phillips Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phillips Ferry and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Phillips Ferry to Farmerville, with an average speed<3> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 947 miles [1,524 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,809 miles [10,958 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,530 miles [12,118.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,406 miles [8,700.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Phillips Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7376, Longitude: -92.1901 In this case, the coordinates for Phillips Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.658 degrees. |
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