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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 Concord Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concord Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Concord Estates:
    • 30.415469, -91.132606
    • 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 Concord Estates
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Since Concord Estates is near West Baton Rouge Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West 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 Concord Estates

Communities Also Named Concord Estates ...

We found three communities that are also named Concord Estates.

Within Louisiana, the name Concord Estates is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Lake County
      • This Concord Estates is located in Lake County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Concord Estates that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Concord Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Concord Estates is located in Sumter County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Concord Estates that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Concord Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Concord Estates is located in Stafford County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Concord Estates that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Concord Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Concord Estates ...

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.

  • Collegetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
  • Dent Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
  • Floyd Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
  • Goodwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
  • Green Back Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Green Back Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Back Forest
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hundred Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
  • Kings Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
  • Lakecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Land O'Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Land O'Lakes is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
  • Laurel Lea
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Lea is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
  • Longwood Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood Court is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Court
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Palm Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Palm Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Hills
    • Quail Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Quail Run is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Silverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Silverside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Sweetbriar
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • University Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • University Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
    • University Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
    • University View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
    • Walnut Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Zee Zee Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens

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

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

  • Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Concord Estates 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 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Concord Estates) 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 Concord Estates 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 Concord Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4155, Longitude: -91.1326       In this case, the coordinates for Concord Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.021 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.589 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.566 degrees.