Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blade:
  • 31.654339, -92.052910
  • 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 Blade

• 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 La Salle Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle Parish
  • Since Blade is near Catahoula Parish and also Concordia Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catahoula Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia 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 Blade

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blade ...

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.

• Aimwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <1>
• Archie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Archie is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
• Cane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cane is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane
• Eden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Eden is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Fellowship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fellowship is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
• Good Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Good Pine is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Pine
• Jena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <1>
• Manifest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
• Nickel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Nickel is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
• Summerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Trout
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trout is located in La Salle Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <1>
• Utility
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility

How Far From Blade 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 Blade to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blade and extending to:

• Jena, which is the Seat of La Salle Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Blade to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'