Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walet:
  • 30.102701, -91.726503
  • 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 Walet

• 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 Iberia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish
  • Since Walet is near Saint Martin Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Walet

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walet ...

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.

• Bankers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bankers is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
• Gajan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gajan is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gajan
• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hazel is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Independent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Independent is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
• John ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • John is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John
• Keystone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Leesburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesburg is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Parks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <1>

How Far From Walet to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Walet to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walet and extending to:

• New Iberia, which is the Seat of Iberia Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Walet to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,031 miles [1,659.2 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 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,633 miles [12,284.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,509 miles [8,865.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'