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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 Denham Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denham Springs 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 Denham Springs:
    • 30.487675, -90.956347
    • 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 Denham Springs
  • 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 Livingston Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
    • Since Denham Springs is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Ascension Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension 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 Denham Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Denham Springs ...

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.

  • Bon Dickey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bon Dickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Dickey
  • Central Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Place
  • Centurion Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centurion Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Place
  • Evergreen Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Oak Cluster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Cluster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cluster
  • Oak Shadows Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Shadows Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shadows Place
  • Plainview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Plainview is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Royal Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal Oak is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Rushmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rushmore is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
  • Shadowbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadowbrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shamrock Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Shamrock Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Gardens
    • Shamrock Plaza
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Shamrock Plaza is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Plaza
    • Willow Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Woodland View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland View
    • Woods Edge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woods Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge

How Far From Denham Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Denham Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Livingston, which is the Seat of Livingston Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Denham Springs to Livingston, 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 978 miles [1,573.9 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 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denham Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Denham Springs 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 Denham Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4877, Longitude: -90.9563    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.921 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.483 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.486 degrees.