Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brodnax, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brodnax and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brodnax
- 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 Brodnax:
- 32.884020, -91.796515
- 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 Brodnax
- 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 Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
- Since Brodnax is near Ashley County and also West Carroll Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ashley County
- eBird sighting report for West Carroll 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brodnax ...
We found one communities that share the name Brodnax.
Within Louisiana, the name Brodnax is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Brodnax in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brodnax ...
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.
- Bonita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <2>
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Jones is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <2>
- Log Cabin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Oak Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Oak Landing is located in Morehouse Parish
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Morehouse Parish
- Point Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Brodnax 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 Brodnax to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Brodnax once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brodnax and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brodnax to Bastrop, with an average speed<5> 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,507 miles [12,081.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,382 miles [8,661.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.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- Brodnax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brodnax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8840, Longitude: -91.7965 In this case, the coordinates for Brodnax have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brodnax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brodnax to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.703 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.713 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.47 degrees. |