Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Annadale:
  • 30.132142, -91.131214
  • 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 Annadale

• 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 Iberville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
  • Since Annadale is near Ascension Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption 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 Annadale

Communities Also Named Annadale ...

We found two communities that are also named Annadale.

Within Louisiana, the name Annadale is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Richmond County
    • This Annadale is located in Richmond County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Annadale that is located in Iberville Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Annadale.
  • Tennessee
    • Bradley County
    • This Annadale is located in Bradley County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Annadale that is located in Iberville Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Annadale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Annadale ...

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.

• Cannonburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cannonburg is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonburg
• Catherine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Catherine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
• Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Goldridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Goldridge is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldridge
• Lone Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lone Star is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Miles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Miles is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Samstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Samstown is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samstown
• Smoke Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
• Tally Ho
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tally Ho is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Ho
• Texas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Texas is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

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

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

• Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Annadale to Plaquemine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,002 miles [1,612.6 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 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'