Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Comite Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Comite Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Comite Hills
- 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 Comite Hills:
- 30.517689, -91.050104
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Comite Hills
- 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 East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Comite Hills is near Livingston Parish and also West Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- eBird sighting report for West 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Comite Hills ...
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.
- Bon Dickey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Dickey
- Bon Dickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <2>
- Central Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Place
- Central Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Evergreen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Evergreen Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Forest Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Kildare
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Merrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Mickens Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mickens Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickens Place
- Mickens Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Oak Cluster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Cluster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cluster
- Oak Cluster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Oak Shadows Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows Place
- Oak Shadows Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Park Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pecan Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Ridge
- Pecan Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Randolph Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Heights
- Randolph Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rushmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Shamrock Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Gardens
- Shamrock Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Shamrock Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Plaza
- Shamrock Plaza is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Sharp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Sunnybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Welcome Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Heights
- Welcome Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Windfall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Woodland View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
- Woodland View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
- Woods Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Oak Cluster
How Far From Comite Hills 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 Comite Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Comite Hills and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Comite Hills to White House, with an average speed<4>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 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Comite Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Comite Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Comite Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5177, Longitude: -91.0501 In this case, the coordinates for Comite Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Comite Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.558 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.519 degrees. |