Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in South Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for South Bend
- 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 South Bend:
- 29.630212, -91.535668
- 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 South Bend
- 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 Saint Mary Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
- Since South Bend is near Iberia Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named South Bend ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name South Bend.
Within Louisiana, the name South Bend is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of South Bend [Lincoln County].
- Lonoke County
- This South Bend is located in Lonoke County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the north of the South Bend that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of South Bend.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This South Bend is located in Clayton County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the South Bend that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of South Bend.
- Indiana
- Saint Joseph County
- This South Bend is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the South Bend that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of South Bend.
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of South Bend [Cowley County].
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of South Bend [Morris County].
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of South Bend [Blue Earth County].
- Nebraska
- Cass County
- This South Bend is located in Cass County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the South Bend that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of South Bend.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This South Bend is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the South Bend that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of South Bend.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This South Bend is located in Harris County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<2> to the west of the South Bend that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of South Bend.
- Young County
- This South Bend is located in Young County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the west northwest of the South Bend that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Young County community of South Bend.
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This South Bend is located in Pacific County and lies 2,087 miles [3,358.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the South Bend that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of South Bend.
- Wyoming
- Laramie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of South Bend [Laramie County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Bend ...
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.
- Bayou Sale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Sale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
- Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Burns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
- Fivemile Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Oaks
- Fivemile Oaks is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
- Gordy
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Luke Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luke Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Landing
- Luke Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Maria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Maryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Shadyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From South Bend 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 South Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Bend and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from South Bend to Franklin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,646 miles [12,305 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about South Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6302, Longitude: -91.5357 In this case, the coordinates for South Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 South Bend 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 South Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.17 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.659 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.83 degrees. |