Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New California:
  • 30.848517, -91.745117
  • 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 New California

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

Communities Also Named New California ...

We found two communities that are also named New California.

Within Louisiana, the name New California is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Union County
    • This New California is located in Union County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New California that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of New California.
  • Ontario
    • This New California lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the New California that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New California ...

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.

• Coon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coon is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon
• Eden ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Eden is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Elba
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• Goodwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Goodwood is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
• Gordon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gordon is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Randall ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Randall is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Red River Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
• Woodside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodside is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From New California to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New California to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New California and extending to:

• New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New California to New Roads, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'