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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 Iota, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iota 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 Iota:
- 30.330462, -92.493445
- 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 Iota
- 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 Acadia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Acadia Parish
- Since Iota is near Jefferson Davis Parish and also Evangeline Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline 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 Iota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iota ...
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.
- Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
- China
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- China is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Judd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Judd is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Keystone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Maxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maxie is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Richard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richard is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
- Roberts Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cove is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cove
- Silverwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silverwood is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
How Far From Iota 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 Iota to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Iota and extending to:
- Crowley, which is the Seat of Acadia Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Iota to Crowley, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east (E). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,656 miles [12,321.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iota) 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 Iota 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 Iota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3305, Longitude: -92.4934 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.85 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.546 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.12 degrees. |
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