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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 Bayou Cane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayou Cane 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 Bayou Cane:
- 29.800208, -90.017293
- 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 Cane
- 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 Plaquemines Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
- Since Bayou Cane is near Jefferson Parish and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Cane
Communities Also Named Bayou Cane ...
We found one communities that are also named Bayou Cane.
There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Bayou Cane.
Beyond Louisiana.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Terrebonne Parish
- This Bayou Cane is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bayou Cane that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Bayou Cane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayou Cane ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Concession
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
- Crown Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gloria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gloria is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Jesuit Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
- Live Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Promised Land
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Sarah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sarah is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Scarsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Star is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Bayou Cane 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 Bayou Cane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bayou Cane and extending to:
- Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Cane to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bayou Cane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bayou Cane 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 Bayou Cane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8002, Longitude: -90.0173 In this case, the coordinates for Bayou Cane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.273 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.634 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.22 degrees. |
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