Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Warnicott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warnicott and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Warnicott
- 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 Warnicott:
- 31.458502, -91.531230
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Warnicott
- 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
- Since Warnicott is near Adams County and also Wilkinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Warnicott ...
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.
- Bullitt Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullitt Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Elkhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Flowery Mound ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Mound
- Flowery Mound is located in Concordia Parish
- Frogmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Glasscock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Johnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Johnsville is located in Adams County (MS)
- Scotland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Stacy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
How Far From Warnicott 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 Warnicott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Warnicott once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Warnicott and extending to:
- Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Warnicott to Vidalia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 964 miles [1,551.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Warnicott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Warnicott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warnicott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4585, Longitude: -91.5312 In this case, the coordinates for Warnicott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Warnicott to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.154 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.576 degrees. |