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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 Oakshire Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakshire Manor and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oakshire Manor:
    • 29.646879, -90.756758
    • 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 Oakshire Manor
  • 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 Terrebonne Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
    • Since Oakshire Manor is near Lafourche Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption 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 Oakshire Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakshire Manor ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Argyle is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Central
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Cypress Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Ellendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Gray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Idlewild
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Idlewild is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Isle of Cuba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Mechanicville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mechanicville is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
    • Minerva Plantation
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Mulberry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Rebecca Plantation
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
    • Waterproof
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Waterproof is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof

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

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

  • Houma, which is the Seat of Terrebonne Parish, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oakshire Manor to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,008 miles [1,622.2 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 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,610 miles [12,247.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Oakshire Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Oakshire Manor 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 Oakshire Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6469, Longitude: -90.7568       In this case, the coordinates for Oakshire Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.699 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.111 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.526 degrees.