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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 Stones Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stones Landing 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 Stones Landing:
- 32.084877, -91.567066
- 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 Stones 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 Franklin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
- Since Stones Landing is near Tensas Parish and also Catahoula 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 Catahoula 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 Stones Landing
Communities Also Named Stones Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Stones Landing.
Within Louisiana, the name Stones Landing is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Stones Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lassen County
- This Stones Landing is located in Lassen County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Stones Landing that is located in Franklin Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Stones Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stones 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.
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craig Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Craig Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Landing
- Cut Off Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cut Off Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Off Landing
- Dickey Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dickey Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Landing
- Dixie Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dixie Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Landing
- Egypt Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
- Ferry Newlight Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Harris Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
- Newlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Swampers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
How Far From Stones 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 Stones Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stones Landing and extending to:
- Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stones Landing to Winnsboro, 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,817 miles [10,970.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stones Landing) 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 Stones Landing 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 Stones Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0849, Longitude: -91.5671 In this case, the coordinates for Stones Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.477 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.497 degrees. |
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