Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 False River:
  • 30.570469, -91.592890
  • 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 False River

• 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 Pointe Coupee Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Since False River is near Iberville Parish and also Saint Landry 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 Saint Landry 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 False River

Curious and Interesting Names Near False River ...

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.

• Argyle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Argyle is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Blanks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Blanks is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanks <1>
• Elliot City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
• Frogmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frogmore is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
• Lottie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lottie is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lottie <1>
• Mix
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mix is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix
• Oscar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oscar is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscar <1>
• Quick
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Quick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
• Ravenswood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
• Slacks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Slacks is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks
• Sparks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparks is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in False River and extending to:

• New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from False River to New Roads, with an average speed<3> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 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 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'