Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cankton:
  • 30.345533, -92.113083
  • 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 Cankton

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cankton ...

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.

• Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Branch is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branch <1>
• Bushville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bushville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
• Gecko
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gecko is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gecko
• Gloria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gloria is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
• Leonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <1>
• Lewisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Long Bridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Bridge is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Peach Bloom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peach Bloom is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bloom
• Roberts Cove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Cove is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cove
• Sunset
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
• Vatican
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Vatican is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vatican

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cankton and extending to:

• Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cankton to Opelousas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,639 miles [12,293.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'