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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 Grand Coteau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Coteau 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 Grand Coteau:
- 30.418741, -92.047130
- 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 Grand Coteau
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Grand Coteau is near Lafayette Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin 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 Grand Coteau
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Coteau ...
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.
- Bushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bushville is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Frisbie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frisbie is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
- Gloria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gloria is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
- Leonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Peach Bloom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peach Bloom is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bloom
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Robin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robin is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vatican
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vatican is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vatican
How Far From Grand Coteau 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 town such as Grand Coteau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grand Coteau and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Grand Coteau to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,032 miles [1,660.8 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 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,632 miles [12,282.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Coteau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Coteau 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 Grand Coteau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4187, Longitude: -92.0471 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.584 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.247 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.929 degrees. |
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