Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Robertdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robertdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Robertdale
- 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 Robertdale:
- 32.902349, -91.144831
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Robertdale
- 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 East Carroll Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Carroll Parish
- Since Robertdale is near Issaquena County and also Chicot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Issaquena County
- eBird sighting report for Chicot County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robertdale ...
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.
- Booth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Bowie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Brunett ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Chickasaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Cottonwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in East Carroll Parish
- Gassoway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Glen Allan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Allan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
- Glen Allan is located in Washington County (MS)
- Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in East Carroll Parish
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hollybrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybrook
- Hollybrook is located in East Carroll Parish
- Lake Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
- Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <2>
- Readland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Terry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Woodside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
How Far From Robertdale 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 Robertdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Robertdale once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Robertdale and extending to:
- Lake Providence, which is the Seat of East Carroll Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 169 miles [272 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Robertdale to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 889 miles [1,430.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,353 miles [8,614.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Robertdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Robertdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robertdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9023, Longitude: -91.1448 In this case, the coordinates for Robertdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Robertdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.295 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.24 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.193 degrees. |