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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 Thompsons Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompsons Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Thompsons Ferry:
    • 31.576564, -92.323469
    • 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 Thompsons Ferry
  • 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 La Salle Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
    • Since Thompsons Ferry is near Grant Parish and also Rapides Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides 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 Thompsons Ferry

Communities Also Named Thompsons Ferry ...

We found three communities that are also named Thompsons Ferry.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Thompsons Ferry.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Sabine Parish
      • This Thompsons Ferry is located in Sabine Parish and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west of the Thompsons Ferry that is located in La Salle Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Thompsons Ferry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Tate County
      • This Thompsons Ferry is located in Tate County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Thompsons Ferry that is located in La Salle Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Thompsons Ferry.
      • Warren County
      • This Thompsons Ferry is located in Warren County and lies 87 miles [140 km] to the east northeast of the Thompsons Ferry that is located in La Salle Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Thompsons Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompsons Ferry ...

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.

  • Bob
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bob is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob
  • Breezy Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Breezy Hill is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
  • Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Farmland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Farmland is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmland
  • Fellowship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fellowship is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Fishville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Pollock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Sand Spur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sand Spur is located in Grant Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spur

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Thompsons Ferry and extending to:

  • Jena, which is the Seat of La Salle Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thompsons Ferry to Jena, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompsons Ferry) 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 Thompsons Ferry 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 Thompsons Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5766, Longitude: -92.3235       In this case, the coordinates for Thompsons Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.895 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.763 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.884 degrees.