Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brusly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brusly and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brusly
- 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 Brusly:
- 30.394292, -91.251639
- 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 Brusly
- 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 West Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Brusly is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- eBird sighting report for Iberville 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brusly ...
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.
- Choctaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Collegetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
- Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Floyd Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
- Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Heatherstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Lakecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lukeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Mark ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Merlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardine Point Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardine Point Settlement
- Sardine Point Settlement is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- University Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- University Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- University View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
- University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Zee Zee Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zee Zee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens
- Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Riverbend
How Far From Brusly 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 town such as Brusly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brusly and extending to:
- Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Brusly to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brusly: www.bruslyla.com/brusly/
The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Brusly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brusly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3943, Longitude: -91.2516 In this case, the coordinates for Brusly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Brusly to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.091 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.668 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.616 degrees. |