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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 Lobdell Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lobdell Station 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 Lobdell Station:
- 30.493801, -91.261220
- 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 Lobdell Station
- 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 Lobdell Station 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 Lobdell Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lobdell Station ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Airline Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
- Anchorage
(3 miles [4.8 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 north)
- Catherine is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Choctaw
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Cypress Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
- Eden Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eden Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Elm Grove Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Grove Garden is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Garden
- Fortune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fortune is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
- Golden Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ridge
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hundred Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lakecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
- Liberty Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Farms is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Farms
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Longwood Court
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood Court is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Court
- Lukeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
- Maryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Merlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Petite Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petite Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petite Place
- Progress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scotlandville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotlandville
- Smiley Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smiley Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Heights
- Standard Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Standard Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Heights
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- University Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- University Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- University Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- Zee Zee Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens
- Zion City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
How Far From Lobdell Station 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 Lobdell Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lobdell Station and extending to:
- Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lobdell Station to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lobdell Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lobdell Station 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 Lobdell Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4938, Longitude: -91.2612 In this case, the coordinates for Lobdell Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.109 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.606 degrees. |
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