Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Carville - White Castle Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carville - White Castle Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carville - White Castle Ferry

• 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 Carville - White Castle Ferry:
  • 30.193252, -91.120382
  • 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 Carville - White Castle Ferry

• 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 Iberville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
  • Since Carville - White Castle Ferry is near Ascension Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge 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 Carville - White Castle Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carville - White Castle Ferry ...

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.

• Cannonburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cannonburg is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonburg
• Catherine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Catherine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
• Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Goldridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldridge is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldridge
• Miles
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Samstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Samstown is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samstown
• Sunshine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Tally Ho
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tally Ho is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Ho
• Texas
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Texas is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Willow Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Glen is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Carville - White Castle Ferry 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 Carville - White Castle Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carville - White Castle Ferry to Plaquemine, with an average speed<2> 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'