Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cornerview:
  • 30.241029, -90.966767
  • 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 Cornerview

• 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 Ascension Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
  • Since Cornerview is near Iberville Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cornerview

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cornerview ...

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.

• Duckroost
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Duckroost is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckroost
• Dutch Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
• Highlandia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Highlandia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandia
• Hillaryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillaryville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillaryville
• Hobart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
• Hopeville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
• Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Little Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
• Louisville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pecan Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Cove is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Cove
• Pecan Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Creek
• Prairieville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Prairieville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairieville <1>
• Rearwood ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rearwood is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rearwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cornerview and extending to:

• Donaldsonville, which is the Seat of Ascension Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cornerview to Donaldsonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 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 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'