Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cinclare:
  • 30.396303, -91.230108
  • 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 Cinclare

• 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 Cinclare is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge 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 Cinclare

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cinclare ...

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 west)
  • Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• College Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Collegetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
• Floyd Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
• Heatherstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
• Lakecrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
• Lukeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
• Mark ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mark is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Merlin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sardine Point Settlement is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardine Point Settlement
  • University Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
  • University Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
  • University View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
  • Zee Zee Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cinclare 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 just to the northeast (NE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cinclare to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'