Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Galliano:
  • 29.442165, -90.299246
  • 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 Galliano

• 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
  • Since Galliano is near Terrebonne Parish and also Jefferson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Galliano

Curious and Interesting Names Near Galliano ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Bobtown is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Cut Off
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cut Off is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut Off
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut Off <1>
• Golden Meadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Golden Meadow is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Meadow <1>
• Grand Isle
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Isle is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <1>
• Jay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jay is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
• Leeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
• Lockport
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <1>
• Ravenwood ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenwood is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Valentine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Valentine is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
• Woodlawn
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Galliano to Thibodaux, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,477 miles [8,814.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'