Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Ferriday

• 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 West Ferriday:
  • 31.640444, -91.573177
  • 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 West Ferriday

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
  • Since West Ferriday is near Catahoula Parish and also Tensas Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas 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 West Ferriday

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Ferriday ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
• Elkhorn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elkhorn is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• Frogmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
• Hunter Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
• Lee Bayou
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lee Bayou is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bayou
• Mayhew Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mayhew Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew Landing
• OK Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
• Olympic Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
• Red Gum
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Gum is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gum
• Scotland ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Stacy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stacy is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
• Young Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing

How Far From West Ferriday 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 West Ferriday to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Ferriday to Vidalia, with an average speed<2> 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 85 miles [136.8 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 958 miles [1,541.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,839 miles [11,006.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'