Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bordelonville:
  • 31.105774, -91.907687
  • 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 Bordelonville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bordelonville ...

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.

• Cocoville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cocoville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoville
• Long Bridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Bridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Marksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marksville
  • From Bordelonville to Marksville
• Naples ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Naples is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
• Red Fish
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
• Rosewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rosewood is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Spring Bayou Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Bayou Landing is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bayou Landing
• Yellow Bayou
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Bayou is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bayou

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

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

• Marksville, which is the Seat of Avoyelles Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bordelonville to Marksville, with an average speed<3> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 996 miles [1,602.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'