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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 Port Allen Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Allen Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Port Allen Landing:
    • 30.452968, -91.200386
    • 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 Port Allen Landing
  • 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 West Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Since Port Allen Landing is near East Baton Rouge Parish and also Iberville Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberville 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 Port Allen Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Allen Landing ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Anchorage is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • College Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Collegetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
  • Eden Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Eden Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Hundred Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
  • Lakecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
  • Longwood Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Longwood Court is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Court
  • Progress
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Progress is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Standard Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Standard Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Heights
  • Sunrise
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • University Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • University Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • University Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
    • University Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
    • University View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • University View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University View
    • Walnut Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Zee Zee Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens

How Far From Port Allen Landing 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 Port Allen Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Port Allen Landing and extending to:

  • Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the West.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the east (E).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Port Allen Landing to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Allen Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Port Allen Landing 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 Port Allen Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4530, Longitude: -91.2004       In this case, the coordinates for Port Allen Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.067 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.647 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.588 degrees.