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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 Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island 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 Island:
    • 30.676575, -91.390945
    • 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 Island
  • 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

Communities Also Named Island ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Island.

There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Island.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Iberville Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Island [Iberville Parish].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • This Island is located in Sebastian County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Island.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Island is located in New Castle County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Island.
      • Sussex County
      • This Island is located in Sussex County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km] to the northeast of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Island.
    • Florida
      • Osceola County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Island [Osceola County].
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Island [Lawrence County].
    • Kansas
      • Neosho County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Island [Neosho County].
    • Kentucky
      • McLean County
      • This Island is located in McLean County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Island.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Island is located in Worcester County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<2> to the northeast of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Island.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Island is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<2> to the north of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Island.
    • New York
      • New York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Island [New York County].
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Island is located in Mahoning County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Island.
    • Ontario
      • This Island lies 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Island [Clackamas County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Island [Clinton County].
    • Texas
      • Galveston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Island [Galveston County].
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Island [Madison County].
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Island is located in Windsor County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Island that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Island.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Island [Goochland County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island ...

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.

  • Anchor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Hermitage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Knapp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
    • Knapp is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Majors
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majors have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors
    • Majors is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Mix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix
    • Mix is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • New Roads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oscar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Hickey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hickey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey
    • Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Port Hickey Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hickey Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey Landing
    • Port Hickey Landing is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Riddle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Riddle is located in West Feliciana Parish

How Far From Island 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 Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Island to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Island could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6766, Longitude: -91.3909       In this case, the coordinates for Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.21 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.845 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.632 degrees.









 

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