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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 Coopersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coopersville 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 Coopersville:
    • 30.009370, -91.809006
    • 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 Coopersville
  • 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 Iberia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
    • Since Coopersville is near Saint Martin Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Coopersville

Communities Also Named Coopersville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Coopersville.

Within Louisiana, the name Coopersville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Wayne County
      • This Coopersville is located in Wayne County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Iberia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Coopersville.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Coopersville is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Iberia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Coopersville.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Coopersville is located in Ottawa County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Iberia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Coopersville.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Coopersville is located in Warren County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Iberia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Coopersville.
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This Coopersville is located in Clinton County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Iberia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Coopersville.
      • Livingston County
      • This Coopersville is located in Livingston County and lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km] to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Iberia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Coopersville.
    • Ohio
      • Pike County
      • This Coopersville is located in Pike County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Iberia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Coopersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Coopersville is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coopersville that is located in Iberia Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Coopersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coopersville ...

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.

  • Charlotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Charlotte is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Emma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Emma is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Gajan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Hazel ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazel is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Independent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Independent is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
  • John ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • John is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
  • Keystone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Leesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Leesburg is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Lydia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

  • New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Coopersville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,641 miles [12,297 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coopersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Coopersville 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 Coopersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0094, Longitude: -91.8090       In this case, the coordinates for Coopersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.386 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.961 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.888 degrees.