Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Olive Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olive Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Olive Branch
- 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 Olive Branch:
- 30.744072, -91.062050
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Olive Branch
- 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 East Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
- Since Olive Branch is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Livingston Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- eBird sighting report for Livingston 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Olive Branch ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Olive Branch.
Within Louisiana, the name Olive Branch is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Talbot County
- This Olive Branch is located in Talbot County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Olive Branch that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Olive Branch.
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- This Olive Branch is located in Alexander County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north of the Olive Branch that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Olive Branch.
- Kentucky
- Fleming County
- This Olive Branch is located in Fleming County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Olive Branch that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Olive Branch.
- Shelby County
- This Olive Branch is located in Shelby County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the north northeast of the Olive Branch that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Olive Branch.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Olive Branch [Oakland County].
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Olive Branch that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Olive Branch.
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Olive Branch [Lancaster County].
- New York
- Ulster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Olive Branch [Ulster County].
- North Carolina
- Union County
- This Olive Branch is located in Union County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Olive Branch that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Olive Branch.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Olive Branch is located in Clermont County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Olive Branch that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Olive Branch.
- Tennessee
- Lauderdale County
- This Olive Branch is located in Lauderdale County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Olive Branch that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Olive Branch.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olive Branch ...
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.
- Battle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Ethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethel <4>
- Grays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hidden Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Creek
- Hidden Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Plantation Way
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Way have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Way
- Plantation Way is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
- Pride is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pride <4>
- Ski Stone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Slaughter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <4>
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonypoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Sunbeam ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Olive Branch 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 Olive Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olive Branch and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of East Feliciana Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Olive Branch to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 972 miles [1,564.3 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 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olive Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olive Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olive Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7441, Longitude: -91.0620 In this case, the coordinates for Olive Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Olive Branch could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Olive Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.016 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.627 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.491 degrees. |