Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slacks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slacks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slacks
- 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 Slacks:
- 30.465750, -91.493443
- 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 Slacks
- 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 Iberville Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iberville Parish
- Since Slacks is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also West Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee 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 Slacks ...
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.
- Blanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Erwinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinville
- Erwinville is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwinville <2>
- False River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for False River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River
- False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Frogmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Knapp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lottie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lottie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
- Lottie is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lottie <2>
- Lynch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Oscar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Oscar is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscar <2>
- Quick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Sparks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Slacks 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 Slacks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Slacks and extending to:
- Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Slacks to Plaquemine, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 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 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slacks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iberville Parish: www.parish.iberville.la.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slacks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slacks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4658, Longitude: -91.4934 In this case, the coordinates for Slacks 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 Slacks 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 316.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.861 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.702 degrees. |