Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Erwinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Erwinville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Erwinville
- 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 Erwinville:
- 30.54807, -91.390121
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Erwinville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Erwinville is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- eBird sighting report for Iberville 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Erwinville ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Catherine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Frogmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Knapp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Mix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Oscar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Oscar is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscar <2>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Port Hickey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hickey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey
- Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Port Hickey Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hickey Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey Landing
- Port Hickey Landing is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Slacks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sparks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hickey
How Far From Erwinville 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 community such as Erwinville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Erwinville and extending to:
- Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Erwinville to Port Allen, with an average speed<4> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 995 miles [1,601.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Erwinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Erwinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erwinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5481, Longitude: -91.3901 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Erwinville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.194 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.809 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.65 degrees. |