Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Almedia:
  • 29.973537, -90.300634
  • 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 Almedia

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

Communities Also Named Almedia ...

We found one communities that are also named Almedia.

Within Louisiana, the name Almedia is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Almedia in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Columbia County
    • This Almedia is located in Columbia County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Almedia that is located in Saint Charles Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Almedia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Almedia ...

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.

• Flagville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flagville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagville
• Good Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Good Hope is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Kellogg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kellogg is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Kennedy Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
• Little Farms ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
• Lone Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Mimosa Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
• Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Pricetown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Prospect is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Sellers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sellers is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Almedia and extending to:

• Hahnville, which is the Seat of Saint Charles Parish, lies just to the West.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Almedia to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'