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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 Verdunville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Verdunville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Verdunville:
- 29.754096, -91.400942
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Verdunville
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
- Since Verdunville is near Assumption Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Verdunville
Communities Also Named Verdunville ...
We found one communities that are also named Verdunville.
Within Louisiana, the name Verdunville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Verdunville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Verdunville is located in Logan County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the northeast of the Verdunville that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Verdunville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Verdunville ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
- Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Irish Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
- Maria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Maryland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Shadyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shadyside is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
How Far From Verdunville 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 Verdunville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Verdunville and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Verdunville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,634 miles [12,285.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Verdunville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Verdunville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Verdunville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7541, Longitude: -91.4009 In this case, the coordinates for Verdunville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.104 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.761 degrees. |
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