Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wyandotte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyandotte and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wyandotte
- 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 Wyandotte:
- 29.689931, -91.171213
- 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 Wyandotte
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary Parish
- Since Wyandotte is near Assumption Parish and also Saint Martin Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wyandotte ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Wyandotte.
Within Louisiana, the name Wyandotte is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Wyandotte is located in Houghton County and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<2> to the north of the Wyandotte that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Wyandotte.
- Wayne County
- This Wyandotte is located in Wayne County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the north northeast of the Wyandotte that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Wyandotte.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Grundy County
- This Wyandotte is located in Grundy County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<2> to the north of the Wyandotte that is located in Saint Mary Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Wyandotte.
- Linn County
- Although located in Linn County, we don't know the location within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Wyandotte.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyandotte ...
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 Crab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou Crab have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Crab
- Bayou Crab is located in Assumption Parish
- Boeuf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Donner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Donner is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donner <5>
- Fairville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Idlewild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lower Texas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
- Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Shadyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Upper Texas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Texas
- Upper Texas is located in Assumption Parish
How Far From Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wyandotte and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Saint Mary Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wyandotte to Franklin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyandotte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wyandotte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Wyandotte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyandotte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6899, Longitude: -91.1712 In this case, the coordinates for Wyandotte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Wyandotte 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Wyandotte to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.956 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.416 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.68 degrees. |