Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rougon:
  • 30.609077, -91.374277
  • 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 Rougon

• 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 Pointe Coupee Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Since Rougon is near West Baton Rouge Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge 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 Rougon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rougon ...

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.

• Anchor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
• Erwinville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Erwinville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwinville <1>
• Hermitage
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Island is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Knapp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Knapp is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oscar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oscar is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscar <1>
• Port Hickey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey
• Port Hickey Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Hickey Landing is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey Landing
• Rose Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

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

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

• New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Rougon to Baton Rouge, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 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 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,594 miles [12,221.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'