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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 Rhineharts Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhineharts 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 Rhineharts Ferry:
- 31.609896, -92.029020
- 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 Rhineharts 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 La Salle Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
- Since Rhineharts Ferry is near Catahoula Parish and also Concordia 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 Concordia 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 Rhineharts Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhineharts 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.
- Archie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Archie is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Blade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blade is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blade
- Cane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cane is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane
- Fellowship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Good Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Pine is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Pine
- Jena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manifest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
- Trout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Utility
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
How Far From Rhineharts Ferry 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 Rhineharts 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 Rhineharts Ferry and extending to:
- Jena, which is the Seat of La Salle Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Rhineharts Ferry to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Rhineharts Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rhineharts 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 Rhineharts Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6099, Longitude: -92.0290 In this case, the coordinates for Rhineharts Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.714 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.758 degrees. |
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