Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Patoutville:
  • 29.903743, -91.733695
  • 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 Patoutville

• 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 Patoutville is near Saint Mary Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary 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 Patoutville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Patoutville ...

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.

• Delaware
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Delaware is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
• Farmers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmers is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
• Four Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Gajan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
• Home Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Home Place is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Home Place
  • From Patoutville to Home Place
• Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hope is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Lydia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lydia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lydia <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lydia
  • From Patoutville to Lydia
• Lyons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Masters
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Masters is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters
• Matilda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Matilda is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda

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

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

• New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Patoutville 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,040 miles [1,673.7 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 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'