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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 Chenango, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chenango 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 Chenango:
- 30.332416, -91.256220
- 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 Chenango
- 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 West Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Chenango is near Iberville Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville 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 Chenango
Communities Also Named Chenango ...
We found one communities that are also named Chenango.
Within Louisiana, the name Chenango is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Chenango in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- This Chenango is located in Brazoria County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chenango that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Chenango.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chenango ...
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.
- Choctaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Evergreen Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Plantation is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Plantation
- Heatherstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lukeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
- Mark ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mark is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Merlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University Shadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows
- University View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
How Far From Chenango 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 Chenango to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chenango and extending to:
- Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Chenango to Baton Rouge, 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.
- 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 6,891 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 7,601 miles [12,232.6 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chenango) 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 Chenango 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 Chenango. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3324, Longitude: -91.2562 In this case, the coordinates for Chenango have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.087 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.655 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.626 degrees. |
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