Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grand Chenier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Chenier and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grand Chenier
- 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 Grand Chenier:
- 29.766887, -92.975147
- 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 Grand Chenier
- 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 Cameron Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cameron Parish
- Since Grand Chenier is near Calcasieu Parish and also Jefferson Davis Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Chenier ...
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.
- Bell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <2>
- Chalkley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Grand Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Hackberry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackberry <2>
- Illinois Plant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois Plant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Plant
- Illinois Plant is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Lake Arthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
- Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <2>
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Prairieland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieland
- Prairieland is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Sweet Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lake
- Sweet Lake is located in Cameron Parish
How Far From Grand Chenier 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 Grand Chenier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Grand Chenier and extending to:
- Cameron, which is the Seat of Cameron Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Chenier to Cameron, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,990 miles [11,249.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,704 miles [12,398.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grand Chenier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Grand Chenier) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Chenier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7669, Longitude: -92.9751 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Chenier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Grand Chenier 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 317.076 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.736 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.382 degrees. |