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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 Lazy Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lazy Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lazy Acres:
    • 29.667712, -90.777314
    • 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 Lazy Acres
  • 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 Lazy Acres is near Lafourche Parish and also Assumption 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 Assumption 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 Lazy Acres

Communities Also Named Lazy Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Lazy Acres.

Within Louisiana, the name Lazy Acres is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • This Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lazy Acres that is located in Terrebonne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Lazy Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Lazy Acres is located in Knox County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lazy Acres that is located in Terrebonne Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Lazy Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lazy Acres ...

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.

  • Central
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Cypress Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Ellendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Gray
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Idlewild
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Idlewild is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Isle of Cuba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia Plantation
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
  • Minerva Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
  • Rebecca Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation

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

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

  • Houma, which is the Seat of Terrebonne Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lazy Acres to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,008 miles [1,622.2 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 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 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lazy Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lazy Acres 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 Lazy Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6677, Longitude: -90.7773       In this case, the coordinates for Lazy Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.714 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.131 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.531 degrees.