Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cote Blanche Landing:
  • 29.739931, -91.708449
  • 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 Cote Blanche Landing

• 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 Saint Mary Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
  • Since Cote Blanche Landing is near Iberia Parish and also Vermilion Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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 Cote Blanche Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cote Blanche Landing ...

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.

• Bonvillain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonvillain is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonvillain
• Delaware
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Delaware is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Dumesnil
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumesnil is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumesnil
• Farmers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmers is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Florence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Florence is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Four Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Freetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freetown is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
• Gold Mine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Mine is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
• Home Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
• Ivanhoe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Lyons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lyons is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Masters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Masters is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
• Richard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richard is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
• United
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • United is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United

How Far From Cote Blanche Landing 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 Cote Blanche Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cote Blanche Landing and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cote Blanche Landing to Franklin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,649 miles [12,309.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'