Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Highland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Highland and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Highland

• 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 Highland:
  • 30.354082, -91.135105
  • 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 Highland

• 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 South Highland is near Iberville Parish and also West Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Iberville 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

Communities Also Named South Highland ...

We found two communities that share the name South Highland.

Within Louisiana, the name South Highland is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Graves County
    • This South Highland is located in Graves County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the South Highland that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of South Highland.
  • New York
    • Putnam County
    • This South Highland is located in Putnam County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Highland that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of South Highland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Highland ...

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 Paul
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Paul
  • Bayou Paul is located in Iberville Parish
• Bluebonnet Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluebonnet Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebonnet Ridge
  • Bluebonnet Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Brown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Brown is located in Iberville Parish
• Collegetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegetown
  • Collegetown is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Dent Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Terrace
  • Dent Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Floyd Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyd Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Place
  • Floyd Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Green Back Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Back Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Back Forest
  • Green Back Forest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Heatherstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
  • Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Hillside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hillside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Indian Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Park
  • Indian Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Kings Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
  • Kings Hill is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
• Laurel Lea
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
  • Laurel Lea is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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  • Meadow Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
    • Meadow Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Quail Hollow is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Quail Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quail Run is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Sable Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sable Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sable Chase
    • Sable Chase is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Silverside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Silverside is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Sweetbriar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Sweetbriar is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • University Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Hills
    • University Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • University Shadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Shadows
    • University Shadows is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

How Far From South Highland 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 South Highland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Highland and extending to:

• Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the north (N).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from South Highland 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 57 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 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,595 miles [12,223 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Highland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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