Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bains:
  • 30.830663, -91.386351
  • 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 Bains

• 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 Bains is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also East Feliciana 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 East Feliciana 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 Bains

Communities Also Named Bains ...

We found one communities that are also named Bains.

Within Louisiana, the name Bains is unique.

Beyond Louisiana.

While we haven't found any other communities named Bains in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

• Communities Beyond North America ...
  • France
    • Distance: 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km]<1> to the northeast
    • Open a Google Map centered on Bains

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bains ...

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.

• Alice
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alice is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
• Converse ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
• Elm Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Elm Park is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
• Flower Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
• Freeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeland is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Hardwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hardwood is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
• Riddle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddle is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Rosebank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosebank is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
• Solitude
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Solitude is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
• Starhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Starhill is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starhill

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

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

• Saint Francisville, which is the Seat of West Feliciana Parish, lies just to the South.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Bains to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 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 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'