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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Crescent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Fish Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Island
- Fish Island is located in Iberia Parish
- Gajan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Grand River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
- Grand River is located in Iberville Parish
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- John ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Pigeon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Bayou Chene 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 Chene 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 Chene and extending to:
- Saint Martinville, which is the Seat of Saint Martin Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Chene to Saint Martinville, 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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayou Chene. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Martin Parish: www.stmartinparish-la.org/
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> | 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 Chene) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayou Chene. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1407, Longitude: -91.5377 In this case, the coordinates for Bayou Chene have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chene to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.236 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.803 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.764 degrees. |