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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 Nicholas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nicholas 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 Nicholas:
- 29.964093, -91.879008
- 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 Nicholas
- 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 Iberia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
- Since Nicholas is near Vermilion Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin 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 Nicholas
Communities Also Named Nicholas ...
We found three communities that are also named Nicholas.
Within Louisiana, the name Nicholas is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Rice County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Rice County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Nicholas.
- Texas
- Robertson County
- This Nicholas is located in Robertson County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Nicholas that is located in Iberia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Nicholas.
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<2> to the northeast of the Nicholas that is located in Iberia Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Nicholas.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nicholas ...
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.
- Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charon is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charon
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emma is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Gajan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hazel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hazel is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Independent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Independent is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
- Keystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Lydia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Nicholas 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 Nicholas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nicholas and extending to:
- New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies just to the Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Nicholas to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,044 miles [1,680.2 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 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,522 miles [8,886.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nicholas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nicholas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9641, Longitude: -91.8790 In this case, the coordinates for Nicholas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.423 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.922 degrees. |
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