Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Suna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suna and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Suna
- 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 Suna:
- 30.811020, -91.815950
- 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 Suna
- 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 Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Suna is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Avoyelles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- eBird sighting report for Avoyelles 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 Suna ...
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.
- Bat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Bayou Jack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Coon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Elba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Goodwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Gordon
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - New California
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New California is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Randall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Taterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taterville
- Taterville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Suna 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 Suna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Suna and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Suna to Opelousas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suna. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Suna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8110, Longitude: -91.8160 In this case, the coordinates for Suna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Suna 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 316.489 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.784 degrees. |