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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 Lowlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowlands 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 Lowlands:
- 29.769374, -90.898984
- 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 Lowlands
- 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 Lowlands is near Terrebonne Parish and also Assumption 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 Assumption 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 Lowlands
Communities Also Named Lowlands ...
We found one communities that are also named Lowlands.
Within Louisiana, the name Lowlands is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Lowlands in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Lowlands is located in Putnam County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lowlands that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Lowlands.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowlands ...
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.
- Bull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bull Run is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Donner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Georgia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Himalaya
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
- Isle of Cuba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Rebecca Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
- Supreme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
- Twelve Cedars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars
How Far From Lowlands 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 Lowlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowlands and extending to:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lowlands to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,008 miles [1,622.2 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 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,611 miles [12,248.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 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- Lowlands) 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 Lowlands 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 Lowlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7694, Longitude: -90.8990 In this case, the coordinates for Lowlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.80 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.246 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.564 degrees. |
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