Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Frenier:
  • 30.107144, -90.427737
  • 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 Frenier

• 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 John the Baptist Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Since Frenier is near Saint Charles Parish and also Tangipahoa Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa 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 Frenier

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frenier ...

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.

• Cornland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornland is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
• Dutch Bayou
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dutch Bayou is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Bayou
• Flagville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Flagville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagville
• Good Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Good Hope is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Gypsy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
• Lucy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
• Prospect
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Prospect is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Reserve
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reserve is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <1>
• Sellers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sellers is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
• Tigerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tigerville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville

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

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

• Edgard, which is the Seat of Saint John the Baptist Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frenier to Edgard, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'