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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 Le Blanc, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Le Blanc 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 Le Blanc:
- 30.509089, -92.949039
- 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 Le Blanc
- 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 Allen Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allen Parish
- Since Le Blanc is near Jefferson Davis Parish and also Beauregard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard 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 Le Blanc
Curious and Interesting Names Near Le Blanc ...
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.
- Edna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Elder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Fords ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fords is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords
- Gravel Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravel Point is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Kinder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyles is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Le Blanc 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 Le Blanc to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Le Blanc and extending to:
- Oberlin, which is the Seat of Allen Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Le Blanc to Oberlin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,668 miles [12,340.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 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- Le Blanc) 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 Le Blanc 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 Le Blanc. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5091, Longitude: -92.9490 In this case, the coordinates for Le Blanc have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.157 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.282 degrees. |
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