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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 Point Blue, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Blue and the surrounding area.
- 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 Point Blue:
- 30.627142, -92.302350
- 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 Point Blue
- 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 Evangeline Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline Parish
- Since Point Blue is near Saint Landry Parish and also Acadia Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry 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 Point Blue
Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Blue ...
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.
- Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Bond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bond is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Gold Dust
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
- Grand Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Prairie is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Gray Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Point is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Point
- Judd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Judd is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Peach Bloom
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peach Bloom is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bloom
- Pine Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Richard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richard is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
- Star ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Star is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Swords
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swords is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords
- Turkey Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
How Far From Point Blue 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 Point Blue to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Point Blue and extending to:
- Ville Platte, which is the Seat of Evangeline Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Point Blue to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 1,035 miles [1,665.7 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 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,634 miles [12,285.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Point Blue) 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 Point Blue 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 Point Blue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6271, Longitude: -92.3024 In this case, the coordinates for Point Blue have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.004 degrees. |
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