Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Avery Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avery Island and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Avery Island
- 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 Avery Island:
- 29.896805, -91.909754
- 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 Avery Island
- 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 Iberia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
- Since Avery Island is near Vermilion Parish and also Saint Mary Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vermilion Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avery Island ...
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.
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Charlotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Charon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Emma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Gajan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Independent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
- Independent is located in Iberia Parish
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Lydia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
- Lydia is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lydia <2>
How Far From Avery Island 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 Avery Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Avery Island and extending to:
- New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Avery Island to New Iberia, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avery Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Avery Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avery Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8968, Longitude: -91.9098 |
| <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 Avery Island 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 316.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.002 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.943 degrees. |