Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Belle Rose, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Belle Rose and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Belle Rose
- 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 Rose:
- 30.050432, -91.041403
- 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 Belle Rose
- 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 Assumption Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- Since Belle Rose is near Ascension Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ascension 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 Belle Rose ...
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.
- Elm Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Elm Hall Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Hall Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall Junction
- Elm Hall Junction is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elm Hall Junction
- From Belle Rose to Elm Hall Junction
- Elmfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
- Elmfield is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elmfield
- From Belle Rose to Elmfield
- Enola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Enola is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Enola
- From Belle Rose to Enola
- Freetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Grand Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
- Hillaryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillaryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillaryville
- Hillaryville is located in Ascension Parish
- Madewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Magnolia
- From Belle Rose to Magnolia
- Miles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Minnie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Napoleonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
- Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Napoleonville
- From Belle Rose to Napoleonville
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- Smoke Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Star
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Star
- From Belle Rose to Star
- Sweet Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sweet Home
- From Belle Rose to Sweet Home
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smoke Bend
How Far From Belle Rose 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 Belle Rose to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Belle Rose and extending to:
- Napoleonville, which is the Seat of Assumption Parish, lies just to the South.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Belle Rose to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,002 miles [1,612.6 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 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belle Rose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belle Rose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belle Rose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0504, Longitude: -91.0414 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Rose to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.921 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.424 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.581 degrees. |