Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vincent Landing:
  • 30.155764, -93.332100
  • 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 Vincent Landing

• 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 Calcasieu Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calcasieu Parish
  • Since Vincent Landing is near Cameron Parish and also Beauregard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cameron Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beauregard 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 Vincent Landing

Communities Also Named Vincent Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Vincent Landing.

Within Louisiana, the name Vincent Landing is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Vincent Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Marin County
    • This Vincent Landing is located in Marin County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vincent Landing that is located in Calcasieu Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Vincent Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vincent Landing ...

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.

• Brimstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brimstone is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone
• Lake Charles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <2>
• Lockmoor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lockmoor is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockmoor
• Maplewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mossville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mossville is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
• Prairieland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairieland is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieland
• Rose Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rose Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bluff
• Sulphur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur <2>
• University Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • University Place is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

How Far From Vincent Landing 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 Vincent Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lake Charles, which is the Seat of Calcasieu Parish, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Vincent Landing to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,701 miles [12,393.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'