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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 Lewisburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewisburg 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 Lewisburg:
    • 30.449365, -92.169013
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lewisburg
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lewisburg ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Lewisburg.

There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Lewisburg.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Lewisburg.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lewisburg.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Lewisburg [Conway County].
    • Illinois
      • Menard County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Menard County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the north of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Lewisburg.
    • Indiana
      • Cass County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Cass County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lewisburg.
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Logan County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lewisburg.
      • Mason County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Mason County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Lewisburg.
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Lewisburg.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Sussex County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lewisburg.
    • North Carolina
      • Yancey County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Yancey County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Lewisburg.
    • Ohio
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lewisburg [Hancock County].
      • Preble County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Preble County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Lewisburg.
    • Oregon
      • Benton County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Benton County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lewisburg.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Union County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Union County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lewisburg.
    • Tennessee
      • Marshall County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Marshall County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Lewisburg.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewisburg that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Lewisburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewisburg ...

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.

  • Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Branch is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branch <4>
  • Frisbie ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisbie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
    • Frisbie is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Leonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Peach Bloom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bloom
    • Peach Bloom is located in Acadia Parish
  • Poplar Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Richard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
    • Richard is located in Acadia Parish
  • Sunset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <4>
  • Swords
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swords have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords
    • Swords is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Vatican
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vatican have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vatican
    • Vatican is located in Lafayette Parish

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

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

  • Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Lewisburg to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,036 miles [1,667.3 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 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,636 miles [12,289 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,512 miles [8,870.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewisburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewisburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewisburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4494, Longitude: -92.1690       In this case, the coordinates for Lewisburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lewisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lewisburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.664 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.344 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.974 degrees.









 

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