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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 Sherburne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherburne 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 Sherburne:
- 30.514915, -91.719003
- 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 Sherburne
- 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 Sherburne is near Saint Landry Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin 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 Sherburne
Communities Also Named Sherburne ...
We found two communities that are also named Sherburne.
Within Louisiana, the name Sherburne is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Fleming County
- This Sherburne is located in Fleming County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sherburne that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Sherburne.
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Sherburne is located in Chenango County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sherburne that is located in Pointe Coupee Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Sherburne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherburne ...
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.
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Argyle is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Blanks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elliot City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- False River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River
- Frogmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frogmore is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogmore
- Half Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Lottie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Portage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Quick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Ravenswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Second Lake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Second Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Lake
- Sparks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sparks is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
How Far From Sherburne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sherburne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherburne and extending to:
- New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sherburne to New Roads, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sherburne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sherburne 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 Sherburne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5149, Longitude: -91.7190 In this case, the coordinates for Sherburne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.393 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.037 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.785 degrees. |
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