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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 Broussard Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broussard Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Broussard Landing:
    • 30.322138, -91.198718
    • 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 Broussard 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 Iberville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
    • Since Broussard Landing is near West Baton Rouge Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge 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 Broussard Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Broussard 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.

  • Bayou Paul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bayou Paul is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Paul
  • Brown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brown is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Collegetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
  • Dent Terrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
  • Evergreen Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Plantation is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Plantation
  • Heatherstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
  • Indian Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
  • Laurel Lea
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel Lea is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
  • Lukeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
  • Mark ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mark is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
  • Riverbend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Sable Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sable Chase is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Chase
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunshine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • University Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
    • University Shadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows
    • University View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View

How Far From Broussard Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Broussard Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Broussard Landing to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broussard Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Broussard Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Broussard Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3221, Longitude: -91.1987       In this case, the coordinates for Broussard Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.05 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.611 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.605 degrees.