Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plaisance:
  • 30.612419, -92.126232
  • 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 Plaisance

• 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 Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
  • Since Plaisance is near Evangeline Parish and also Acadia Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Acadia 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 Plaisance

Communities Also Named Plaisance ...

We found one communities that are also named Plaisance.

Within Louisiana, the name Plaisance is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Plaisance in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • This Plaisance lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plaisance that is located in Saint Landry Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plaisance ...

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.

• Bat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bat is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bat
• Big Cane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
• Frisbie ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frisbie is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbie
• Grand Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grand Prairie is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
• Leonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <2>
• Lewisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Point Blue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Point Blue is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blue
• Poplar Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
• Sunset
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <2>
• Swords
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Swords is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plaisance and extending to:

• Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Plaisance 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,027 miles [1,652.8 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 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'