Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bayou Geneve, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bayou Geneve and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bayou Geneve
- 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 Geneve:
- 29.816316, -91.104267
- 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 Geneve
- 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 Geneve is near Assumption Parish and also Saint Mary Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary 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 Geneve ...
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.
- Bayou Crab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Crab have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
- Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
- Elm Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Elm Hall Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hall Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Junction
- Elm Hall Junction is located in Assumption Parish
- Georgia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Himalaya
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Little Texas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Lower Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
- Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Supreme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
- Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
- Upper Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
- Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Bayou Geneve 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 Geneve 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 Geneve and extending to:
- Saint Martinville, which is the Seat of Saint Martin Parish, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Geneve to Saint Martinville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,015 miles [1,633.5 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 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bayou Geneve. 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: 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bayou Geneve) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bayou Geneve. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8163, Longitude: -91.1043 In this case, the coordinates for Bayou Geneve 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 Geneve 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 315.931 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.637 degrees. |