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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 Prairieville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prairieville 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 Prairieville:
    • 30.302972, -90.972045
    • 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 Prairieville
  • 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 Ascension Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension Parish
    • Since Prairieville 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 Prairieville

Communities Also Named Prairieville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Prairieville.

Within Louisiana, the name Prairieville is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale County
      • This Prairieville is located in Hale County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prairieville that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Prairieville.
    • Illinois
      • Lee County
      • This Prairieville is located in Lee County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the north of the Prairieville that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Prairieville.
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Prairieville is located in Barry County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Prairieville that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Prairieville.
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Prairieville is located in Rice County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the north of the Prairieville that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Prairieville.
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Pike County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Prairieville.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Prairieville.
    • Texas
      • Kaufman County
      • This Prairieville is located in Kaufman County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prairieville that is located in Ascension Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Prairieville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairieville ...

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.

  • Cornerview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
  • Dutch Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
  • Foreman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Foreman is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
  • Fox Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Run is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Highland Community
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Community is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Community
  • Highlandia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Highlandia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandia
  • Hobart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hopeville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
  • Little Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
  • Louisville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Louisville is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pecan Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Cove is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Cove
  • Pecan Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Creek
  • Round Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Round Oak is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak

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

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

  • Donaldsonville, which is the Seat of Ascension Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Prairieville to Donaldsonville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,590 miles [12,214.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,467 miles [8,798.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Prairieville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prairieville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Prairieville 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 Prairieville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3030, Longitude: -90.9720       In this case, the coordinates for Prairieville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.909 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.444 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.519 degrees.