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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 Lewistown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewistown 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 Lewistown:
- 29.738544, -90.617032
- 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 Lewistown
- 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Since Lewistown is near Terrebonne Parish and also Saint Charles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Lewistown
Communities Also Named Lewistown ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Lewistown.
Within Louisiana, the name Lewistown is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Lewistown is located in Fulton County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the north of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Lewistown.
- Kentucky
- Caldwell County
- This Lewistown is located in Caldwell County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Lewistown.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Lewistown is located in Frederick County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Lewistown.
- Talbot County
- This Lewistown is located in Talbot County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km] to the northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Lewistown.
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- This Lewistown is located in Lewis County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the north of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Lewistown.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Lewistown is located in Fergus County and lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Lewistown.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Lewistown is located in Burlington County and lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Lewistown.
- Nova Scotia
- This Lewistown lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This Lewistown is located in Logan County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lewistown.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Lewistown is located in Mifflin County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Lewistown.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Lewistown is located in Hanover County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Lewistown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewistown ...
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.
- Bowie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Cypress Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Idlewild
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Mechanicville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mechanicville is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
- Raceland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raceland Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Ravenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
How Far From Lewistown 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 Lewistown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewistown and extending to:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lewistown to Thibodaux, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 997 miles [1,604.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,477 miles [8,814.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lewistown) 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 Lewistown 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 Lewistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7385, Longitude: -90.6170 In this case, the coordinates for Lewistown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.459 degrees. |
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