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

  • 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 Geary:
    • 30.111865, -91.031767
    • 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 Geary
  • 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 Ascension Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
    • Since Geary is near Assumption Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville 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 Geary

Communities Also Named Geary ...

We found eight communities that are also named Geary.

Within Louisiana, the name Geary is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Francisco County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Geary [San Francisco County].
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Geary [Doniphan County].
    • Michigan
      • Clinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Geary [Clinton County].
    • Montana
      • Powell County
      • This Geary is located in Powell County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Geary that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Geary.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Geary lies 1,705 miles [2,743.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Geary that is located in Ascension Parish.
    • Oklahoma
      • Blaine County
      • This Geary is located in Blaine County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Geary that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Geary.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Geary [Westmoreland County].
    • West Virginia
      • Geary #
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Geary.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Geary ...

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.

  • Cannonburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannonburg is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonburg
  • Freetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Grand Bayou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
  • Hillaryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillaryville is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillaryville
  • Louisville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Louisville is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Miles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Miles is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
  • Minnie ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Minnie is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
  • Rearwood ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rearwood is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rearwood
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Samstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Samstown is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samstown
    • Smoke Bend
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
    • Star
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Star is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Sweet Home
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sweet Home is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Texas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Texas is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Saint James Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Geary 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 Geary 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<3> community of Geary once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Geary and extending to:

  • Donaldsonville, which is the Seat of Ascension Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Geary to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> 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 999 miles [1,607.7 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 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 7,602 miles [12,234.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Geary 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Geary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Geary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Geary 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 Geary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1119, Longitude: -91.0318       In this case, the coordinates for Geary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.923 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.434 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.569 degrees.