Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tunica 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 Tunica Landing:
  • 30.922957, -91.556228
  • 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 Tunica 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 West Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
  • Since Tunica Landing is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Wilkinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County

• 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 Tunica Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunica 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.

• Brake
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brake is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
• Converse ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
• Eden ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Eden is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Flower Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
• Hardwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardwood is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Naples is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
• New California
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New California is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
• Point Breeze
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Point Breeze is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
• Randall ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Randall is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Red River Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
• Retreat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Retreat is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Rosebank
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
• Solitude
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Solitude is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude

How Far From Tunica Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tunica Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint Francisville, which is the Seat of West Feliciana Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tunica Landing to Saint Francisville, with an average speed<2> 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,588 miles [12,211.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'