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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 Angola Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Angola Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Angola Landing:
    • 30.944069, -91.647340
    • 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 Angola 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 West Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
    • Since Angola Landing is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Concordia 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 Concordia 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 Angola Landing

Communities Also Named Angola Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Angola Landing.

Within Louisiana, the name Angola Landing is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Angola Landing is located in Sussex County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Angola Landing that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Angola Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Angola 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.

  • Brake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brake is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brake
  • Eden ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Eden is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Naples ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • New California
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New California is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
  • Point Breeze
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Breeze is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
  • Randall ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Randall is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Red River Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
  • Retreat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Retreat is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Rosebank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Woodside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Yellow Bayou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Yellow Bayou is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou

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

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

  • Saint Francisville, which is the Seat of West Feliciana Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Angola Landing to Saint Francisville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Angola Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Angola Landing 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 Angola Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9441, Longitude: -91.6473       In this case, the coordinates for Angola Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.40 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.102 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.697 degrees.