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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 University View:
    • 30.402136, -91.173996
    • 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 University View
  • 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 University View ...

We found one communities that share the name University View.

Within Louisiana, the name University View is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named University View in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of University View [Franklin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near University View ...

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.

  • College Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Collegetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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 southeast)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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
  • Heatherstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Hundred Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Lakecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
    • Lakecrest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Riverbend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Riverbend is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Sweetbriar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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 Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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
  • University Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • University Shadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • University Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
      • University Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Walnut Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Zee Zee Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • 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

How Far From University View 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 University View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in University View and extending to:

  • Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from University View to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 University View 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- University View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in University View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4021, Longitude: -91.1740       In this case, the coordinates for University View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 University View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.044 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.615 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.584 degrees.









 

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