Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Samuels, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Samuels and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Samuels
- 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 Samuels:
- 30.714074, -91.540115
- 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 Samuels
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- Since Samuels is near West Feliciana Parish and also Saint Landry Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint Landry 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 Samuels ...
We found three communities that share the name Samuels.
Within Louisiana, the name Samuels is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Samuels ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Blanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks
- Blanks is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanks <4>
- False River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for False River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River
- False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Hardwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Knapp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Majors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Mix
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- 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 <4>
- Oscar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Oscar is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscar <4>
- Quick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Randall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Solitude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Roads
How Far From Samuels 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 Samuels to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Samuels and extending to:
- New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies just to the East.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Samuels to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> 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 995 miles [1,601.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Samuels. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Samuels) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Samuels. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7141, Longitude: -91.5401 In this case, the coordinates for Samuels have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Samuels could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Samuels 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 316.307 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.962 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.686 degrees. |