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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 Antonio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Antonio 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 Antonio:
    • 30.406303, -91.224830
    • 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 Antonio
  • 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

Communities Also Named Antonio ...

We found one communities that share the name Antonio.

Within Louisiana, the name Antonio is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Antonio in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This Antonio is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Antonio that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Antonio.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Antonio ...

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.

  • Choctaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
    • Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Collegetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
    • Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Dent Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
    • Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Floyd Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
    • Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Heatherstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
    • Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Hundred Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
    • Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Lakecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
    • Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Lukeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lukeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
    • Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Mark ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
    • Mark is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Merlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
    • Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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    • Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardine Point Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardine Point Settlement
      • Sardine Point Settlement is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Sweetbriar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
      • Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • University Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
      • University Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • University Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
      • University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • University Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
      • University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • University View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
      • University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Walnut Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Zee Zee Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zee Zee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens
      • Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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

  • Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Antonio to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antonio. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Antonio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antonio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4063, Longitude: -91.2248       In this case, the coordinates for Antonio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Antonio to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.076 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.652 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.604 degrees.









 

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