Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Warsaw 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 Warsaw Landing:
  • 32.295147, -91.529564
  • 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 Warsaw 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 Franklin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
  • Since Warsaw Landing is near Madison Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Warsaw Landing

Communities Also Named Warsaw Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Warsaw Landing.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Warsaw Landing.

Beyond Louisiana.

• Communities Located In Louisiana ...
  • Livingston Parish
    • This Warsaw Landing is located in Livingston Parish and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Warsaw Landing that is located in Franklin Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Warsaw Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warsaw 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.

• Bakers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bakers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
• Crowville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowville is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowville <2>
• Egypt Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
• Indian Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Indian Landing is located in Madison Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
• Longview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Longview is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• New Quarters
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Quarters is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Quarters
• Sunrise Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunrise Landing is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing
• Swampers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers

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

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

• Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Warsaw Landing to Winnsboro, with an average speed<3> 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 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 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'