Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Faubourg:
  • 30.714085, -92.169011
  • 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 Faubourg

• 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 Saint Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
  • Since Faubourg is near Evangeline Parish and also Avoyelles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles 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 Faubourg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Faubourg ...

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.

• Bayou Jack
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
• Big Cane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Gold Dust
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
• Grand Prairie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Prairie is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
• Gray Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gray Point is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Point
• Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Ridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
• Pine Prairie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <1>
• Point Blue
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Blue is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blue
• Poplar Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Star ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Star is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Swords
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Swords is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords
• Taterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Taterville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taterville

How Far From Faubourg to ...

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

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

• Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Faubourg to Opelousas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,624 miles [12,269.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'