Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frisbie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frisbie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frisbie
- 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 Frisbie:
- 30.509918, -91.962617
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Frisbie
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Frisbie is near Saint Martin Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Frisbie ...
We found four communities that share the name Frisbie.
Within Louisiana, the name Frisbie is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Frisbie is located in Johnson County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Frisbie that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Frisbie.
- Sherman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Frisbie [Sherman County].
- Nevada
- Pennsylvania
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frisbie ...
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.
- Bat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Bushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Cecilia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilia
- Cecilia is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilia <5>
- Gecko
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Half Moon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Leonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
- Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <5>
- Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Robin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Second Lake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Lake
- Second Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Sunset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <5>
How Far From Frisbie 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 Frisbie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Frisbie once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Frisbie and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Frisbie to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,625 miles [12,271.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frisbie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frisbie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5099, Longitude: -91.9626 In this case, the coordinates for Frisbie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Frisbie 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. |
| <3> | 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 Frisbie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Frisbie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.543 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.211 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.883 degrees. |