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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 Sunrise Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise 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 Sunrise Landing:
- 32.285148, -91.526786
- 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 Sunrise 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 Sunrise Landing is near Madison Parish and also Tensas 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 Tensas 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 Sunrise Landing
Communities Also Named Sunrise Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Sunrise Landing.
Within Louisiana, the name Sunrise Landing is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Sunrise Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Alger County
- This Sunrise Landing is located in Alger County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunrise Landing that is located in Franklin Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Sunrise Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise 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.
- Bakers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bakers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Crowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
- Ferry Newlight Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
- Holly Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Hopewell Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Landing is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Landing
- Indian Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Landing is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- New Quarters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Quarters is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Quarters
- Newlight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Swampers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Wildcat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcat is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Sunrise Landing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sunrise Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Landing and extending to:
- Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunrise Landing to Winnsboro, 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 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 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 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunrise 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 Sunrise 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 Sunrise Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2851, Longitude: -91.5268 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.472 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.45 degrees. |
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