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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 Wards Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wards Ferry 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 Wards Ferry:
- 32.873187, -91.868183
- 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 Wards 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 Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
- Since Wards Ferry is near Ashley County and also Union 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 Union 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 Wards Ferry
Communities Also Named Wards Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named Wards Ferry.
Within Louisiana, the name Wards Ferry is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Wards Ferry is located in Hinds County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wards Ferry that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Wards Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Perry County
- This Wards Ferry is located in Perry County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wards Ferry that is located in Morehouse Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Wards Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wards 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.
- Bonita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gulledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gulledge is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulledge
- Hooker Hole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hooker Hole is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Hole
- Log Cabin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Log Cabin is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Oak Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Landing is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Point Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Thirteen Points Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Oaks is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Wards Ferry 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 Wards Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wards Ferry and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Wards Ferry to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 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 6,789 miles [10,925.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,510 miles [12,086.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,386 miles [8,667.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wards 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 Wards 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 Wards Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8732, Longitude: -91.8682 In this case, the coordinates for Wards Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.747 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.763 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.501 degrees. |
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