Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Vacherie:
  • 29.996870, -90.705646
  • 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 North Vacherie

• 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 Saint James Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint James Parish
  • Since North Vacherie is near Saint John the Baptist Parish and also Lafourche Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche 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 North Vacherie

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Vacherie ...

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.

• Chopin ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chopin is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
• Duke ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Duke is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Garyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garyville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garyville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garyville <1>
• Golden Star Plantation
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden Star Plantation is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Star Plantation
• Grand Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Point is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Point
• Grand View ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand View is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hope is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Miles
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Miles is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Oak Alley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Alley is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Alley
• Pikes Peak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pikes Peak is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
• Sport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sport is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sport
• Willow Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

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

• Convent, which is the Seat of Saint James Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from North Vacherie 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 just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 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 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,592 miles [12,218.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'