Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bourgeois Landing:
  • 29.975759, -91.639281
  • 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 Bourgeois Landing

• 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 Bourgeois Landing is near Saint Mary Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary 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 Bourgeois Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bourgeois Landing ...

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.

• Delaware
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Delaware is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Dumesnil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dumesnil is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumesnil
• Farmers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Farmers is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Fish Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fish Island is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Island
• Four Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Gajan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
• Gold Mine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gold Mine is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
• Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• John ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • John is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
• Lydia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lydia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lydia <1>
• Lyons
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Masters
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Masters is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
• Matilda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Matilda is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda

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

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

• New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bourgeois Landing to New Iberia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,635 miles [12,287.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'