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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 Alfords, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alfords 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 Alfords:
    • 30.569356, -91.318999
    • 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 Alfords
  • 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 West Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Since Alfords is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge 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 Alfords

Communities Also Named Alfords ...

We found one communities that are also named Alfords.

Within Louisiana, the name Alfords is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Worth County
      • This Alfords is located in Worth County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east of the Alfords that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Alfords.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alfords ...

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.

  • Catherine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Catherine is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
  • Erwinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hermitage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Irene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Knapp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Knapp is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
  • Lincoln Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Petite Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Petite Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petite Place
  • Port Hickey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey
  • Port Hickey Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Port Hickey Landing is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey Landing
  • Rose Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • University Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • University Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

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

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

  • Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Alfords to Port Allen, with an average speed<3> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alfords) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Alfords to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alfords. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5694, Longitude: -91.3190       In this case, the coordinates for Alfords have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.153 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.764 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.618 degrees.