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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Iberville:
    • 30.296065, -91.116707
    • 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 Iberville
  • 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 Iberville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
    • Since Iberville is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also West Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge 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 Iberville

Communities Also Named Iberville ...

We found one communities that are also named Iberville.

Within Louisiana, the name Iberville is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Iberville in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Iberville lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Iberville that is located in Iberville Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Iberville ...

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.

  • Bayou Paul
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bayou Paul is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Paul
  • Bluebonnet Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bluebonnet Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebonnet Ridge
  • Brown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Brown is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Cannonburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cannonburg is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonburg
  • Dent Terrace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
  • Evergreen Plantation
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Plantation is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Plantation
  • Green Back Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Green Back Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Back Forest
  • Highland Community
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Community is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Community
  • Highlandia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Highlandia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandia
  • Hillside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Indian Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Indian Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
  • Kings Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kings Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Laurel Lea
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Laurel Lea is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
    • Meadow Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadow Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Quail Hollow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Hollow is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Sable Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sable Chase is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Chase
    • Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Silverside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Sunshine
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • University Shadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Willow Glen
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Willow Glen is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

How Far From Iberville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Iberville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Iberville and extending to:

  • Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies just to the West.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Iberville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 994 miles [1,599.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,597 miles [12,226.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iberville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Iberville 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 Iberville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2961, Longitude: -91.1167    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.997 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.545 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.576 degrees.