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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 Lejeune, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lejeune 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 Lejeune:
    • 30.482968, -91.281776
    • 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 Lejeune
  • 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 West Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Since Lejeune is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Pointe Coupee Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee 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 Lejeune

Communities Also Named Lejeune ...

We found one communities that are also named Lejeune.

Within Louisiana, the name Lejeune is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Quebec
      • This Lejeune lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lejeune that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lejeune ...

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.

  • Airline Terrace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Airline Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
  • Anchorage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Anchorage is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Catherine
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Catherine is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
  • Choctaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • College Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Eden Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Eden Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Elm Grove Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Grove Garden is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Garden
  • Erwinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Lakecrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Lincoln Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Lukeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lynch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynch is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Maryland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Maryland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
    • Merlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
    • Petite Place
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Petite Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petite Place
    • Progress
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Progress is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Rose Hill ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Scotland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Scotland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotlandville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotlandville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotlandville
    • Standard Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Standard Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Heights
    • Sunrise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • University Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • University Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • University Terrace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace

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

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

  • Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lejeune to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lejeune) 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 Lejeune 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 Lejeune. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4830, Longitude: -91.2818       In this case, the coordinates for Lejeune have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.12 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.714 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.616 degrees.