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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 Krotz Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Krotz Springs 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 Krotz Springs:
- 30.532316, -91.751807
- 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 Krotz Springs
- 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 Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Krotz Springs is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin 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 Krotz Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Krotz Springs ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Blanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elliot City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- False River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River
- Half Moon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Lottie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Quick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Ravenswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Robin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robin is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
- Second Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Second Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Lake
How Far From Krotz Springs 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 town such as Krotz Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Krotz Springs and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Krotz Springs to Opelousas, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 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 '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- Krotz Springs) 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 Krotz Springs 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 Krotz Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5323, Longitude: -91.7518 In this case, the coordinates for Krotz Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.065 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.796 degrees. |
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