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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 Grandbois, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grandbois 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 Grandbois:
- 29.552716, -90.538141
- 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 Grandbois
- 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 Grandbois is near Terrebonne Parish and also Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles 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 Grandbois
Communities Also Named Grandbois ...
We found one communities that are also named Grandbois.
Within Louisiana, the name Grandbois is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Grandbois in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Grandbois lies 1,696 miles [2,729.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grandbois that is located in Lafourche Parish.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandbois ...
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.
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Bobtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bobtown is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Cut Off
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicville is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Raceland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ravenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ravenwood is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Valentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valentine is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Grandbois 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 Grandbois to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grandbois and extending to:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grandbois to Thibodaux, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grandbois) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grandbois 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 Grandbois. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5527, Longitude: -90.5381 In this case, the coordinates for Grandbois have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.556 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.455 degrees. |
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