Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thirteen Points Landing:
  • 32.956518, -92.085689
  • 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 Thirteen Points 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 Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
  • Since Thirteen Points Landing is near Ashley County and also Morehouse Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse 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 Thirteen Points Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thirteen Points 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.

• Cecil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cecil is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Dean
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dean is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Dollar Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollar Junction is located in Union County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Junction
• Gravel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gravel is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
• Hooker Hole
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hooker Hole is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
• Loco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Loco is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
• Marion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Meridian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
• Rogers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rogers is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Sadie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sadie is located in Union Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
• Sulphur Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Ashley County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From Thirteen Points 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 Thirteen Points Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thirteen Points Landing to Farmerville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 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 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,516 miles [12,095.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,391 miles [8,676 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'