Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Delombre:
  • 30.719629, -91.273999
  • 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 Delombre

• 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 Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
  • Since Delombre is near West Feliciana Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for West Feliciana 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 Delombre

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delombre ...

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.

• Anchor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
• Freeland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Freeland is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
• Hermitage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
• Port Hickey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey
• Port Hickey Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Port Hickey Landing is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey Landing
• Riddle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riddle is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Starhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Starhill is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starhill

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

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

• Clinton, which is the Seat of East Feliciana Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Delombre to Clinton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 983 miles [1,582 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'