Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leleux:
  • 29.979093, -91.941232
  • 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 Leleux

• 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 Iberia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Since Leleux is near Vermilion Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Leleux

Communities Also Named Leleux ...

We found one communities that are also named Leleux.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Leleux.

Beyond Louisiana.

• Communities Located In Louisiana ...
  • Vermilion Parish
    • This Leleux is located in Vermilion Parish and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Leleux that is located in Iberia Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion Parish community of Leleux.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leleux ...

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.

• Boston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Boston is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Charlotte
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Charon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charon is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charon
• Emma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Emma is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Flanders
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Flanders is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
• Gajan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hazel is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Henry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Independent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Independent is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
• Keystone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Leesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Lydia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lydia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lydia <2>
• Woodlawn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Leleux to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leleux to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Leleux 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 1,046 miles [1,683.4 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 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,648 miles [12,308.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'