Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chene:
  • 30.140671, -91.537723
  • 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 Chene

• 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 Saint Martin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
  • Since Bayou Chene is near Iberia Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville 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 Chene

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayou Chene ...

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.

• Bankers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bankers
  • From Bayou Chene to Bankers
• Choctaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Crescent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescent is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Fish Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fish Island is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Island
• Gajan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
• Grand River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand River is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
• Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Indian Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• John ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • John is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
• Pigeon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pigeon is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bayou Chene and extending to:

• Saint Martinville, which is the Seat of Saint Martin Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Chene to Saint Martinville, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,623 miles [12,268 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'