Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sicily Island:
  • 31.846780, -91.657359
  • 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 Sicily Island

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sicily Island ...

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.

• Anchor Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Anchor Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Landing
• Big A Plenty Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big A Plenty Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Plenty Landing
• Crescent Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crescent Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Landing
• Denmark Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Denmark Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark Landing
• Greenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Hedgeland Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hedgeland Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland Landing
• Holly Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Kirks Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kirks Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Landing
• Martins Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Martins Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
• Peck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Peck is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
• Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wildwood
  • From Sicily Island to Wildwood

How Far From Sicily Island 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 village such as Sicily Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sicily Island and extending to:

• Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Catahoula Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sicily Island to Harrisonburg, with an average speed<2> 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'