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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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Antonio
- 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 Antonio is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville 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 Antonio
Communities Also Named Antonio ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- College Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Collegetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
- Dent Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
- Floyd Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
- Heatherstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Hundred Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
- Lakecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Lukeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
- Mark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mark is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Merlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweetbriar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- University Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- University Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- University Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- University View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Zee Zee Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens
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<2>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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Antonio) 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 Antonio 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 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). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.076 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.652 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.604 degrees. |
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