Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perkins Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkins Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perkins Village
- 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 Perkins Village:
- 30.367415, -91.062326
- 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 Perkins Village
- 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 Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Perkins Village is near Iberville Parish and also Ascension Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
- eBird sighting report for Ascension 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkins Village ...
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.
- Airline Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
- Airline Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Bluebonnet Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluebonnet Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebonnet Ridge
- Bluebonnet Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Cloverland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Foreman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Green Back Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Back Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Back Forest
- Green Back Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Highland Community
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Community
- Highland Community is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Highlandia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandia
- Highlandia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Kings Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Kings Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Kingsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Laurel Lea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Laurel Lea is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Meadow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Round Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Silverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
- Silverside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Southpark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Lea
How Far From Perkins Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Perkins Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Perkins Village and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 988 miles [1,590 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Perkins Village to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 57 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,591 miles [12,216.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perkins Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Perkins Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perkins Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3674, Longitude: -91.0623 In this case, the coordinates for Perkins Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Perkins Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.972 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.545 degrees. |