Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Isle Labbe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isle Labbe and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Isle Labbe

• 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 Isle Labbe:
  • 30.165478, -91.776504
  • 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 Isle Labbe

• 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 Martin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
  • Since Isle Labbe is near Iberia Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Isle Labbe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Isle Labbe ...

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.

• Bankers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
• Cecilia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cecilia is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilia <1>
• Champagne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Champagne is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
• Elks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elks is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elks
• Gajan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hope is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Independent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Independent is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
• John ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • John is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
• Keystone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Leesburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Leesburg is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Long Bridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Bridge is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
• Parks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <1>

How Far From Isle Labbe to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Isle Labbe and extending to:

• Saint Martinville, which is the Seat of Saint Martin Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Isle Labbe to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,030 miles [1,657.6 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 6,921 miles [11,138.3 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>'