Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 LeBlanc:
  • 30.238807, -91.085659
  • 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 LeBlanc

• 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 Iberville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
  • Since LeBlanc is near Ascension Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge 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 LeBlanc

Communities Also Named LeBlanc ...

We found one communities that are also named LeBlanc.

Within Louisiana, the name LeBlanc is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named LeBlanc in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This LeBlanc lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the LeBlanc that is located in Iberville Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near LeBlanc ...

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.

• Bayou Paul
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bayou Paul is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Paul
• Brown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Cannonburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cannonburg is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonburg
• Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Dutch Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
• Louisville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Louisville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
• Miles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Miles is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Sunshine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Tally Ho
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tally Ho is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Ho
• Texas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Texas is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Willow Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Glen is located in Iberville Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen

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

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

• Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from LeBlanc to Plaquemine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'