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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 Freeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freeland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Freeland:
    • 30.778239, -91.267054
    • 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 Freeland
  • 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 Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
    • Since Freeland is near East Feliciana Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Feliciana 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 Freeland

Communities Also Named Freeland ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Freeland.

Within Louisiana, the name Freeland is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Freeland [Clear Creek County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Freeland is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Freeland.
    • Michigan
      • Saginaw County
      • This Freeland is located in Saginaw County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Freeland.
    • Missouri
      • Carter County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Carter County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Freeland.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Freeland is located in Brunswick County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Freeland.
    • Ohio
      • Muskingum County
      • This Freeland is located in Muskingum County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Freeland.
    • Ontario
      • This Freeland lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Freeland is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Freeland.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Freeland lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Freeland is located in Henry County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Freeland.
    • Texas
      • Johnson County
      • This Freeland is located in Johnson County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Freeland.
    • Washington
      • Island County
      • This Freeland is located in Island County and lies 2,026 miles [3,260.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Freeland that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Island County community of Freeland.
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Freeland [Natrona County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Freeland ...

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.

  • Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alice is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Anchor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Elm Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Park is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
  • Ethel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hardwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hardwood is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
  • Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Port Hickey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey
  • Port Hickey Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Port Hickey Landing is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey Landing
  • Riddle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Riddle is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
  • Slaughter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Starhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Starhill is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starhill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Freeland and extending to:

  • Saint Francisville, which is the Seat of West Feliciana Parish, lies just to the West.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Freeland to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 980 miles [1,577.2 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 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,581 miles [12,200.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Freeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Freeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Freeland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Freeland 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 Freeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7782, Longitude: -91.2671       In this case, the coordinates for Freeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.146 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.783 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.568 degrees.