Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Argyle Plantation:
  • 30.659632, -91.641503
  • 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 Argyle Plantation

• 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 Pointe Coupee Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Since Argyle Plantation is near Saint Landry Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry 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 Argyle Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Argyle Plantation ...

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.

• Argyle
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Argyle is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Blanks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blanks is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanks <1>
• Elba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Elliot City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
• False River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River
• Goodwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodwood is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
• Half Moon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Lottie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lottie is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lottie <1>
• Mix
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mix is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix
• Quick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Quick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
• Randall ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Randall is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Ravenswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
• Second Lake ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Second Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Argyle Plantation and extending to:

• New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Argyle Plantation to New Roads, with an average speed<3> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,603 miles [12,235.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,479 miles [8,817.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'