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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 Eliza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eliza 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 Eliza:
- 30.328805, -91.228997
- 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 Eliza
- 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 Eliza 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 Eliza
Communities Also Named Eliza ...
We found two communities that are also named Eliza.
Within Louisiana, the name Eliza is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jackson County
- This Eliza is located in Jackson County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Eliza that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Eliza.
- Illinois
- Mercer County
- This Eliza is located in Mercer County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the north of the Eliza that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Eliza.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eliza ...
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.
- Brown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Choctaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Collegetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Dent Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
- Evergreen Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Plantation is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Plantation
- Floyd Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
- Heatherstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Indian Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
- Lukeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
- Mark ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mark is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Merlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Sable Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sable Chase is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Chase
- Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- University Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
- University Shadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows
- University Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- University View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
How Far From Eliza 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 Eliza to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eliza and extending to:
- Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Eliza to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> 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 998 miles [1,606.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,477 miles [8,814.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Eliza) 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 Eliza 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 Eliza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3288, Longitude: -91.2290 In this case, the coordinates for Eliza have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.069 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.616 degrees. |
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