Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Viva:
  • 30.735185, -91.640393
  • 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 Viva

• 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 Pointe Coupee Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Since Viva is near Saint Landry Parish and also West Feliciana Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for West Feliciana 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 Viva

Curious and Interesting Names Near Viva ...

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.

• Argyle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Argyle is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Coon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coon is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon
• Elba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
• False River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River
• Goodwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Goodwood is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
• Gordon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
• Half Moon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Half Moon is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Majors
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Majors is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors
• Mix
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mix is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix
• New California
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New California is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
• Randall ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Randall is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Ravenswood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
• Second Lake ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Second Lake is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Viva and extending to:

• New Roads, which is the Seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Viva to New Roads, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'