Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Francisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Francisville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Francisville
- 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 Saint Francisville:
- 30.785127, -91.378681
- 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 Saint Francisville
- 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 West Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
- Since Saint Francisville is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also East Feliciana Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- eBird sighting report for East Feliciana 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saint Francisville ...
We found two communities that share the name Saint Francisville.
Within Louisiana, the name Saint Francisville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lawrence County
- This Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Francisville that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Saint Francisville.
- Missouri
- Clark County
- This Saint Francisville is located in Clark County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Francisville that is located in West Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Saint Francisville.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Francisville ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Converse ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Elm Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Flower Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hardwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Majors
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - New Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
- New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <3>
- Riddle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Solitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Starhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Saint Francisville 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 town such as Saint Francisville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Francisville and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Francisville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 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 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,874 miles [11,062.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Francisville: www.stfrancisville.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Francisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Francisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7851, Longitude: -91.3787 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Francisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Saint Francisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.865 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.612 degrees. |