Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lapeyrouse:
  • 29.397375, -90.585793
  • 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 Lapeyrouse

• 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 Terrebonne Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
  • Since Lapeyrouse is near Lafourche Parish and also Saint Charles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Lapeyrouse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lapeyrouse ...

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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Argyle is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Bobtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bobtown is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Jay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jay is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
• Mechanicville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicville is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
• Mulberry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulberry is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Sunshine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunshine is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Valentine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Valentine is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
• Woodlawn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lapeyrouse and extending to:

• Houma, which is the Seat of Terrebonne Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lapeyrouse to Houma, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 1,012 miles [1,628.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'