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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 Carville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carville and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 30.217288, -91.096923
- 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
- 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 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
Communities Also Named Carville ...
We found two communities that are also named Carville.
Within Louisiana, the name Carville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Carville is located in Cook County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Carville that is located in Iberville Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Carville.
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Carville is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carville that is located in Iberville Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Carville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carville ...
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.
- Bayou Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bayou Paul is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Paul
- Brown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brown is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Cannonburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cannonburg is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonburg
- Catherine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Dutch Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Louisville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Miles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miles is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Samstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samstown is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samstown
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tally Ho
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tally Ho is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Ho
- Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Texas is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Willow Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Glen is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
How Far From Carville 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 Carville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carville and extending to:
- Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carville 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 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 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Carville 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 Carville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2173, Longitude: -91.0969 In this case, the coordinates for Carville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.975 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.509 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.58 degrees. |
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