Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Avery Island:
  • 29.896805, -91.909754
  • 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 Avery Island

• 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 Iberia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Since Avery Island is near Vermilion Parish and also Saint Mary Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary 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 Avery Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avery Island ...

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.

• Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Boston is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Charlotte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Charon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Charon is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charon
• Delaware
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Delaware is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Emma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Emma is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Gajan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Henry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Independent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Independent is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
• Leesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Lydia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lydia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lydia <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lydia
  • From Avery Island to Lydia

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

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

• New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Avery Island to New Iberia, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'