Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cecilia:
  • 30.337142, -91.853172
  • 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 Cecilia

• 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 Martin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
  • Since Cecilia is near Saint Landry Parish and also Iberville 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 Iberville 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 Cecilia

Communities Also Named Cecilia ...

We found one communities that are also named Cecilia.

Within Louisiana, the name Cecilia is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Cecilia in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Hardin County
    • This Cecilia is located in Hardin County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cecilia that is located in Saint Martin Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Cecilia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cecilia ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bushville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
• Champagne
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Champagne is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
• Gecko
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gecko is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gecko
• Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hope is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Long Bridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Bridge is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Parks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <2>
• Portage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
• Robin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Robin is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin

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

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

• Saint Martinville, which is the Seat of Saint Martin Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cecilia to Saint Martinville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'