Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bodin:
  • 29.837984, -91.612614
  • 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 Bodin

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bodin ...

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.

• Bonvillain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonvillain is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonvillain
• Dumesnil
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dumesnil is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumesnil
• Farmers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmers is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Freetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Freetown is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Gold Mine
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gold Mine is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
• Home Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
• Masters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Masters is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
• Matilda
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Matilda is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
• Richard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Richard is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Bodin to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,640 miles [12,295.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'