Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Cane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Cane and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big Cane
- 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 Big Cane:
- 30.820471, -92.009562
- 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 Big Cane
- 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 Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Big Cane is near Avoyelles Parish and also Pointe Coupee Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
- eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee 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 Big Cane ...
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.
- Bat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Bayou Jack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Cottonport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
- Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <2>
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <2>
- Gold Dust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Grand Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Grand Prairie is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Star ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Taterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taterville
- Taterville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Woodside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Big Cane 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 Big Cane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Big Cane and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Big Cane to Opelousas, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,013 miles [1,630.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Cane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Cane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Cane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8205, Longitude: -92.0096 In this case, the coordinates for Big Cane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Big Cane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.61 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.33 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.86 degrees. |