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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 Bremond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bremond 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 Bremond:
    • 29.456606, -89.663119
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bremond
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Bremond ...

We found one communities that share the name Bremond.

Within Louisiana, the name Bremond is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Bremond in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Robertson County
      • This Bremond is located in Robertson County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bremond that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Bremond.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bremond ...

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.

  • Daisy ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Empire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Bayou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
    • Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
    • Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Happy Jack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
    • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Home Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
    • Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Point Pleasant is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Port Sulphur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
    • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <3>
  • Tropical Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Bend
    • Tropical Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bremond and extending to:

  • Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bremond to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<4> 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bremond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bremond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bremond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4566, Longitude: -89.6631       In this case, the coordinates for Bremond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Bremond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.021 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.295 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.136 degrees.









 

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