Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ski Stone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ski Stone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ski Stone
- 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 Ski Stone:
- 30.589631, -91.093161
- 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 Ski Stone
- 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 East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Ski Stone is near Livingston Parish and also West Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
- eBird sighting report for West 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ski Stone ...
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.
- Bon Dickey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Dickey
- Bon Dickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Buffwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <2>
- Crystal Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Place
- Crystal Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Cypress Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
- Cypress Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Ellen Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Place
- Ellen Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Golden Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ridge
- Golden Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Green Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gate
- Green Gate is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Liberty Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Farms
- Liberty Farms is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Parkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pecan Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Ridge
- Pecan Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Plantation Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Way have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Way
- Plantation Way is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Rambling Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Oaks
- Rambling Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Waters Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Waters Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Welcome Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Heights
- Welcome Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Whispering Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Whispering Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Parkridge
How Far From Ski Stone 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 Ski Stone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ski Stone and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ski Stone to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 980 miles [1,577.2 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 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ski Stone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ski Stone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ski Stone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5896, Longitude: -91.0932 In this case, the coordinates for Ski Stone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ski Stone 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 316.017 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.608 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.526 degrees. |