Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bayou Boeuf:
  • 29.869374, -90.596754
  • 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 Bayou Boeuf

• 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
  • Since Bayou Boeuf is near Saint John the Baptist Parish and also Saint James Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint James 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 Bayou Boeuf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayou Boeuf ...

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.

• Bowie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Chackbay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
• Choctaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Choctaw is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Duke ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Duke is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Garyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Garyville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garyville <1>
• Golden Star Plantation
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Star Plantation is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Star Plantation
• Green Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Lewistown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Miles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Miles is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Raceland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raceland <1>
• Raceland Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
• Tigerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tigerville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
• Twelve Cedars
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars
• Willow Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Willow Grove is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Boeuf to Thibodaux, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 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 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'