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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bassa Bassa
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Range have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
- Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Filipino ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Golden Meadow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadow
- Golden Meadow is located in Lafourche Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Meadow <3>
- Grand Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
- Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Grand Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Isle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Grand Isle is located in Jefferson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <3>
- Harlem
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Lake Judge Perez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Judge Perez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Judge Perez
- Lake Judge Perez is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Leeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bassa Bassa 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 Bassa Bassa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bassa Bassa and extending to:
- Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<4> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bassa Bassa to Gretna, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,467 miles [8,798.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bassa Bassa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson Parish: www.jeffparish.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bassa Bassa) to Point B.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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.207 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.499 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.274 degrees. |