Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sacksonia:
  • 32.466531, -91.602065
  • 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 Sacksonia

• 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 Richland Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
  • Since Sacksonia is near Madison Parish and also Franklin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Sacksonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sacksonia ...

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.

• Bakers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bakers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
• Bear Skin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bear Skin is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Skin
• Big Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Crew Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
• Crowville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Crowville is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowville <1>
• Gum Ridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
• Holly Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
• Indian Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Indian Landing is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
• Jones Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
• Longview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Longview is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Start
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Start is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Start
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Start <1>
• Sunrise Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing

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

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

• Rayville, which is the Seat of Richland Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sacksonia to Rayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the south (S). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,518 miles [12,099 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,393 miles [8,679.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'