Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brule, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brule and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brule
- 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 Brule:
- 29.822094, -90.968654
- 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 Brule
- 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 Assumption Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- Since Brule is near Lafourche Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brule ...
We found eight communities that share the name Brule.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Brule.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Brule lies 2,110 miles [3,395.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brule that is located in Assumption Parish.
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Brule lies 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brule that is located in Assumption Parish.
- Nova Scotia
- This Brule lies 1,855 miles [2,985.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brule that is located in Assumption Parish.
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brule ...
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 Crab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayou Crab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
- Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bayou Crab
- From Brule to Bayou Crab
- Elmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Georgia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Georgia
- From Brule to Georgia
- Himalaya
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Little Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little Texas
- From Brule to Little Texas
- Lower Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
- Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lower Texas
- From Brule to Lower Texas
- Lowlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Madewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Supreme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
- Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Supreme
- From Brule to Supreme
- Upper Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
- Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Upper Texas
- From Brule to Upper Texas
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Assumption Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woodlawn
- From Brule to Woodlawn
How Far From Brule 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 Brule to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brule and extending to:
- Napoleonville, which is the Seat of Assumption Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Brule to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,612 miles [12,250.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brule. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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- Brule) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brule. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8221, Longitude: -90.9687 In this case, the coordinates for Brule have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brule could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Brule 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 315.849 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.309 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.584 degrees. |