Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paul:
  • 30.312138, -91.109271
  • 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 Paul

• 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 Iberville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
  • Since Bayou Paul is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Ascension Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension 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 Paul

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayou Paul ...

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.

• Bluebonnet Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bluebonnet Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebonnet Ridge
• Brown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Brown is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Indian Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
• Laurel Lea
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Lea is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
• Meadow Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Quail Hollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Hollow is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Quail Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Sable Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sable Chase is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Chase
• Sunshine
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• University Shadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Willow Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Glen is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Bayou Paul 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 Paul 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 Paul and extending to:

• Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Paul to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'