Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Redich:
  • 30.416313, -92.564582
  • 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 Redich

• 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 Acadia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Acadia Parish
  • Since Redich is near Evangeline Parish and also Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis 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 Redich

Curious and Interesting Names Near Redich ...

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.

• Cartville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
• China
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • China is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
• Elton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <1>
• Iota
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Judd
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Judd is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
• Keystone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Keystone is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Maxie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxie is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxie
• Raymond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Redich and extending to:

• Crowley, which is the Seat of Acadia Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Redich to Crowley, 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 five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,655 miles [12,319.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'