Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tally Ho, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tally Ho and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tally Ho
- 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 Tally Ho:
- 30.205474, -91.184550
- 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 Tally Ho
- 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 Tally Ho is near Ascension Parish and also West Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ascension 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 Tally Ho ...
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.
- Brown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Cannonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonburg
- Cannonburg is located in Iberville Parish
- Catherine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Iberville Parish
- Choctaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Evergreen Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Plantation
- Evergreen Plantation is located in Iberville Parish
- Goldridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Samstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Willow Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Iberville Parish
How Far From Tally Ho 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 Tally Ho to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tally Ho and extending to:
- Plaquemine, which is the Seat of Iberville Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Tally Ho to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,001 miles [1,611 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<4> 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).<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 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tally Ho. 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> | 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- Tally Ho) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tally Ho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2055, Longitude: -91.1846 In this case, the coordinates for Tally Ho 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 Tally Ho 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 316.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.569 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.616 degrees. |