Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rienzi Plantation:
  • 29.814096, -90.810371
  • 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 Rienzi Plantation

• 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
  • Since Rienzi Plantation is near Terrebonne Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption 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 Rienzi Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rienzi Plantation ...

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.

• Chackbay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
• Choctaw
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Elmer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elmer is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Gray
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gray is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
• Isle of Cuba
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
• Lowlands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowlands is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowlands
• Magnolia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Magnolia Plantation
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
• Minerva Plantation
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
• Rebecca Plantation
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
• Twelve Cedars
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars

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

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

• Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rienzi Plantation to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,002 miles [1,612.6 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 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'