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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 Romero, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Romero and the surrounding area.
- 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 Romero:
- 30.079369, -91.898174
- 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 Romero
- 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 Saint Martin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
- Since Romero is near Iberia Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Romero
Communities Also Named Romero ...
We found three communities that are also named Romero.
Within Louisiana, the name Romero is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- This Romero is located in San Miguel County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Romero that is located in Saint Martin Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Romero.
- Santa Fe County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Santa Fe County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Fe County community of Romero.
- Texas
- Hartley County
- This Romero is located in Hartley County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Romero that is located in Saint Martin Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartley County community of Romero.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Romero ...
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.
- Charlotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlotte is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charon is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charon
- Elks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elks is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elks
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Emma is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Flanders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flanders is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Gajan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hazel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hazel is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Independent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Independent is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
- Keystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
How Far From Romero to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Romero to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Romero and extending to:
- Saint Martinville, which is the Seat of Saint Martin Parish, lies just to the Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Romero to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,518 miles [8,880.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Romero) 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 Romero, 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 Romero 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 Romero. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0794, Longitude: -91.8982 In this case, the coordinates for Romero have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.45 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.914 degrees. |
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