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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 Bassa Bassa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bassa Bassa 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 Bassa Bassa:
- 29.363834, -89.994517
- 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 Bassa Bassa
- 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 Jefferson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
- Since Bassa Bassa is near Plaquemines Parish and also Lafourche Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche 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 Bassa Bassa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bassa Bassa ...
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.
- Deer Range
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
- Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Filipino ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Filipino is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filipino
- Golden Meadow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
- Grand Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harlem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Lake Judge Perez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Judge Perez is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Judge Perez
- Leeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
How Far From Bassa Bassa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bassa Bassa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bassa Bassa and extending to:
- Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bassa Bassa to Gretna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,588 miles [12,211.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,467 miles [8,798.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bassa Bassa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bassa Bassa 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 Bassa Bassa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3638, Longitude: -89.9945 In this case, the coordinates for Bassa Bassa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.207 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.274 degrees. |
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