Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carencro:
  • 30.318344, -92.049464
  • 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 Carencro

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carencro ...

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.

• Bushville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bushville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
• Cecilia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cecilia is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilia <1>
• Elks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Elks is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elks
• Gecko
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gecko is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gecko
• Gloria
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gloria is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
• Leonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leonville
  • From Carencro to Leonville
• Lewisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Long Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Bridge is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Peach Bloom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peach Bloom is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bloom
• Robin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Robin is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunset
  • From Carencro to Sunset
• Vatican
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vatican is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vatican

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

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

• Lafayette, which is the Seat of Lafayette Parish, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Carencro to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'