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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 Brule, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brule 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 Brule:
- 29.804096, -90.875372
- 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 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Since Brule is near Terrebonne Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption 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 Brule
Communities Also Named Brule ...
We found eight communities that are also named Brule.
There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Brule.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of seven communities that are located 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 ...
- Assumption Parish
- This Brule is located in Assumption Parish and lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brule that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Brule.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Brule lies 2,114 miles [3,402.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brule that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- Michigan
- Iron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brule [Iron County].
- Nebraska
- Keith County
- This Brule is located in Keith County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brule that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keith County community of Brule.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Brule lies 2,300 miles [3,701.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brule that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- Nova Scotia
- This Brule lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brule that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- South Dakota
- Union County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Brule [Union County].
- Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- This Brule is located in Douglas County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the north of the Brule that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Brule.
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.
- Chackbay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Donner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Georgia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Himalaya
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
- Isle of Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
- Lowlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowlands is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowlands
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Rebecca Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
- Supreme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
- Twelve Cedars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars
How Far From Brule 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 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:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies just to the East.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Brule to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> 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 1,006 miles [1,619 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 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,609 miles [12,245.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Brule 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 Brule. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8041, Longitude: -90.8754 In this case, the coordinates for Brule have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.79 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.238 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.55 degrees. |
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