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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 Blairstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairstown 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 Blairstown:
- 30.753015, -90.962582
- 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 Blairstown
- 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 East Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
- Since Blairstown is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena 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 Blairstown
Communities Also Named Blairstown ...
We found three communities that are also named Blairstown.
Within Louisiana, the name Blairstown is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Benton County
- This Blairstown is located in Benton County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the north of the Blairstown that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Blairstown.
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This Blairstown is located in Henry County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Blairstown that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Blairstown.
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- This Blairstown is located in Warren County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blairstown that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Blairstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairstown ...
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.
- Battle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Battle is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Bluff Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Grays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grays is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- Hatchersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchersville is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchersville
- Kents Store ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Olive Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pride
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Sunbeam ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunbeam is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
How Far From Blairstown 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 Blairstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairstown and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of East Feliciana Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Blairstown to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 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 38 days and walking would take 55 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 7,569 miles [12,181.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,445 miles [8,762.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blairstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Blairstown 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 Blairstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7530, Longitude: -90.9626 In this case, the coordinates for Blairstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.956 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.45 degrees. |
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