Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bob Acres:
  • 29.948539, -91.965399
  • 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 Bob Acres

• 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 Iberia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Since Bob Acres is near Vermilion Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Bob Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bob Acres ...

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.

• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Boston is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Charlotte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Charon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Charon is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charon
• Emma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Emma is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Henry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Independent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Independent is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
• Leesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Rose Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Woodlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bob Acres and extending to:

• New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bob Acres to New Iberia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,651 miles [12,313.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'