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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 ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption Parish
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Zacarter

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)
    • Boeuf is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeuf
  • Bull Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bull Run is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Central
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Donner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Fairville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
  • Georgia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Georgia is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Himalaya
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Himalaya is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himalaya
  • Isle of Cuba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
  • Lower Texas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
  • Lowlands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowlands is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowlands
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Magnolia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
    • Minerva Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
    • Rebecca Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
    • Supreme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Supreme is located in Assumption Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supreme

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

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

  • Houma, which is the Seat of Terrebonne Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zacarter to Houma, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zacarter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.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>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.867 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.309 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.629 degrees.