Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fivemile Oaks:
  • 29.558547, -91.385665
  • 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 Fivemile Oaks

• 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 Mary Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
  • Since Fivemile Oaks is near Assumption Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin 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 Fivemile Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fivemile Oaks ...

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 Sale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
• Burns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Burns is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <1>
• Fairville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
• Gordy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gordy is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy
• Idlewild
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewild is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Luke Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Luke Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Landing
• Maria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
• Maryland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maryland is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• Shadyside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Shadyside is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside

How Far From Fivemile Oaks 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 Fivemile Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fivemile Oaks to Franklin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,643 miles [12,300.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'