Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard Landing:
  • 32.414321, -93.376282
  • 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 Plum Orchard 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 Webster Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
  • Since Plum Orchard Landing is near Bienville Parish and also Bossier Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bienville Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bossier 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 Plum Orchard Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Orchard 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.

• Cooterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooterville is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooterville
• Dixie Inn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
• Elm Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elm Grove is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Grove <1>
• Goodwill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Goodwill is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• High Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • High Island is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
• Jamestown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <1>
• Knot Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Knot Point is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knot Point
• Koran
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Koran is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koran
• Magenta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Magenta is located in Bossier Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
• Martin Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Martin Junction is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Junction
• Petes Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Petes Ferry is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Ferry
• Swift
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Swift is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Yellow Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Pine is located in Webster Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine

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

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

• Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Orchard Landing to Minden, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'