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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 Canebrake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canebrake 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 Canebrake:
    • 31.701553, -91.411783
    • 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 Canebrake
  • 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 Concordia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Concordia Parish
    • Since Canebrake is near Tensas Parish and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • 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 Canebrake

Communities Also Named Canebrake ...

We found four communities that are also named Canebrake.

Within Louisiana, the name Canebrake is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Canebrake is located in Mobile County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Canebrake that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Canebrake.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Canebrake [Kern County].
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Canebrake is located in Rutherford County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canebrake that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Canebrake.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Canebrake is located in McDowell County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Canebrake that is located in Concordia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Canebrake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canebrake ...

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.

  • Anna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Anna is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Bullitt Bayou
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
  • Goldman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
  • Goldman Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Goldman Landing is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman Landing
  • Hedgeland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hedgeland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeland
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Hunter Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hunter Landing is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Landing
  • Lee Bayou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee Bayou is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bayou
  • OK Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • OK Landing is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for OK Landing
  • Olympic Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Olympic Landing is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Landing
  • Pine Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Red Gum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Gum is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Gum
  • Waterproof
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Young Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Young Landing is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canebrake and extending to:

  • Vidalia, which is the Seat of Concordia Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Canebrake to Vidalia, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the south (S). 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 948 miles [1,525.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,830 miles [10,991.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,545 miles [12,142.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canebrake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canebrake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Canebrake 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 Canebrake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7016, Longitude: -91.4118       In this case, the coordinates for Canebrake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.339 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.131 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.491 degrees.