Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Converse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Converse and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Converse
- 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 Converse:
- 30.881569, -91.358723
- 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 Converse
- 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 Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
- Since Converse is near East Feliciana Parish and also Wilkinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
- eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- 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
Communities Also Named Converse ...
We found eight communities that share the name Converse.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Converse.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Blackford County
- This Converse is located in Blackford County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Converse that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blackford County community of Converse.
- Miami County
- This Converse is located in Miami County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the north northeast of the Converse that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Converse.
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Converse ...
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.
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Elm Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Flower Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hardwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Retreat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Rosebank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Solitude
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Spillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Starhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Converse to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Converse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Converse once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Converse and extending to:
- Saint Francisville, which is the Seat of West Feliciana Parish, lies just to the South.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Converse to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 980 miles [1,577.2 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 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Converse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Converse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8816, Longitude: -91.3587 In this case, the coordinates for Converse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Converse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Converse 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 316.214 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.877 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.59 degrees. |