Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Zacarter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zacarter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Zacarter
- 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 Zacarter:
- 29.665487, -91.029821
- 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 Zacarter
- 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 Terrebonne Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
- Since Zacarter is near Assumption Parish and also Saint Mary Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint Mary 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zacarter ...
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.
- Boeuf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Bull Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Donner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Ellendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Fairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Georgia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Himalaya
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Isle of Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
- Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Lower Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Texas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
- Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
- Lowlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Magnolia Plantation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Minerva Plantation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Rebecca Plantation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebecca Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
- Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Supreme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme
- Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
- Magnolia
How Far From Zacarter to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Zacarter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Zacarter and extending to:
- Houma, which is the Seat of Terrebonne Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zacarter to Houma, with an average speed<5> 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 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 54 miles [86.9 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 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zacarter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zacarter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zacarter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6655, Longitude: -91.0298 In this case, the coordinates for Zacarter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Zacarter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.867 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.309 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.629 degrees. |