RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Pointe Coupee Parish >> Frogmore >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Louisiana


The Commemorative Quarter for Louisiana







Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Frogmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frogmore 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 Frogmore:
    • 30.519360, -91.524277
    • 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 Frogmore
  • 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 Frogmore ...

We found three communities that share the name Frogmore.

There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Frogmore.

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

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Concordia Parish
      • This Frogmore is located in Concordia Parish and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north of the Frogmore that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Frogmore.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Frogmore lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Frogmore that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Frogmore is located in Beaufort County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frogmore that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Frogmore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frogmore ...

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.

  • Blanks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks
    • Blanks is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanks <3>
  • Erwinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • False River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for False River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River
    • False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Knapp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
    • Knapp is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Lottie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
    • Lottie is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lottie <3>
  • Oscar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Quick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
    • Quick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Rosedale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <3>
  • Slacks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slacks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks
    • Slacks is located in Iberville Parish
  • Sparks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in Pointe Coupee Parish

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

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

  • New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Frogmore to New Roads, with an average speed<4> 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 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,003 miles [1,614.2 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 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frogmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: 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- Frogmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frogmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5194, Longitude: -91.5243       In this case, the coordinates for Frogmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Frogmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.274 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.898 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.707 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024