Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Burnbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burnbridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burnbridge

• 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 Burnbridge:
  • 29.675212, -89.953958
  • 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 Burnbridge

• 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 Plaquemines Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
  • Since Burnbridge is near Jefferson Parish and also Saint Bernard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard 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 Burnbridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burnbridge ...

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.

• Alliance
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Deer Range
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
• Gloria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gloria is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
• Greenwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harlem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Jesuit Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
• Live Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Naomi
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Naomi is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Promised Land
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Sarah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sarah is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Star is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Woodlawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Burnbridge 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 Burnbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burnbridge to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'