Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mire:
  • 30.299923, -92.193737
  • 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 Mire

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mire ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Branch is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branch <1>
• Ebenezer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Gloria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gloria is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
• Lewisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Peach Bloom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Peach Bloom is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bloom
• Richard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richard is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
• Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Roberts Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roberts Cove is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cove
• Sunset
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <1>
• Vatican
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vatican is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vatican

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mire and extending to:

• Crowley, which is the Seat of Acadia Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mire to Crowley, 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,644 miles [12,301.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'