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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 Belle Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belle Point 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 Belle Point:
- 30.061868, -90.535364
- 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 Belle Point
- 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 John the Baptist Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Since Belle Point is near Saint Charles Parish and also Saint James Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint James 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 Belle Point
Communities Also Named Belle Point ...
We found two communities that are also named Belle Point.
Within Louisiana, the name Belle Point is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lee County
- This Belle Point is located in Lee County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Belle Point that is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Belle Point.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Belle Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Point ...
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.
- Cornland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cornland is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
- Duke ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Dutch Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dutch Bayou is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Bayou
- Garyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gypsy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Lucy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Marathon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Reserve
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tigerville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tigerville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Welcome is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Belle Point 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 Belle Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Belle Point and extending to:
- Edgard, which is the Seat of Saint John the Baptist Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Belle Point to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 979 miles [1,575.5 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 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Belle Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Belle Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Belle Point 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 Belle Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0619, Longitude: -90.5354 In this case, the coordinates for Belle Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.615 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.069 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.382 degrees. |
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