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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 Devalls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devalls and the surrounding area.
- 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 Devalls:
- 30.526446, -91.29491
- 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 Devalls
- 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 West Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Devalls is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee 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 Devalls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Devalls ...
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.
- Airline Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Airline Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
- Anchorage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorage is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Catherine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Elm Grove Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove Garden is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Garden
- Erwinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Irene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Maryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maryland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Petite Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petite Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petite Place
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotlandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotlandville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotlandville
- Standard Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Standard Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Heights
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- University Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- University Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From Devalls 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 Devalls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Devalls and extending to:
- Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Devalls to Baton Rouge, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 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 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Devalls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Devalls 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 Devalls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5264, Longitude: -91.2949 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.133 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.615 degrees. |
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