Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smiley Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smiley Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smiley Heights
- 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 Smiley Heights:
- 30.470746, -91.130384
- 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 Smiley Heights
- 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 Smiley Heights is near West Baton Rouge Parish and also Livingston Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 Smiley Heights ...
We found one communities that share the name Smiley Heights.
Within Louisiana, the name Smiley Heights is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Smiley Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Smiley Heights is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smiley Heights that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Smiley Heights.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smiley Heights ...
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.
- Airline Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
- Airline Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Bird
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Eden Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Executive Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Executive Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Fortune
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Goodwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Greenway Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
- Greenway Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Holiday Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Woods
- Holiday Woods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Hundred Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
- Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Kildare
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lakecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Land O'Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land O'Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
- Land O'Lakes is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Longwood Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Court
- Longwood Court is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Lynn Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Place
- Lynn Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Merrydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Mickens Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mickens Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickens Place
- Mickens Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Palm Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Hills
- Palm Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Park Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Park Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pioneer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Park
- Pioneer Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Progress
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Randolph Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Heights
- Randolph Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Standard Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standard Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Heights
- Standard Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Sunnybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Sunnybrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- University Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
- University Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Windfall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Zee Zee Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zee Zee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zee Zee Gardens
- Zee Zee Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Zion City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lakecrest
How Far From Smiley Heights 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 Smiley Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smiley Heights and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Smiley Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,589 miles [12,213.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,466 miles [8,796.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smiley Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Smiley Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smiley Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4707, Longitude: -91.1304 In this case, the coordinates for Smiley Heights 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 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 Smiley Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.026 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.602 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.557 degrees. |