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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 Myrtle Grove Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtle Grove Plantation and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Myrtle Grove Plantation
  • 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 Myrtle Grove Plantation:
    • 30.291583, -91.262886
    • 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 Myrtle Grove Plantation
  • 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 Iberville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
    • Since Myrtle Grove Plantation is near West Baton Rouge Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge 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 Myrtle Grove Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle Grove Plantation ...

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.

  • Brown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Brown is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Choctaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Evergreen Plantation
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Plantation is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Plantation
  • Heatherstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
  • Indian Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
  • Indian Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Lukeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lukeville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukeville
  • Mark ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mark is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
  • Merlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
  • Riverbend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Sable Chase
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sable Chase is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Chase
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sardine Point Settlement ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunshine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Tally Ho
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tally Ho is located in Iberville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Ho
    • University Shadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows

How Far From Myrtle Grove Plantation 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 Myrtle Grove Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Myrtle Grove Plantation and extending to:

  • Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Myrtle Grove Plantation to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,001 miles [1,611 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtle Grove Plantation) 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 Myrtle Grove Plantation 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 Myrtle Grove Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2916, Longitude: -91.2629       In this case, the coordinates for Myrtle Grove Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.086 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.648 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.635 degrees.