Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ardoyne:
  • 29.645370, -90.816911
  • 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 Ardoyne

• 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 Ardoyne is near Lafourche Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption 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 Ardoyne

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ardoyne ...

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.

• Bull Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bull Run is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
• Central
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Crescent
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Cypress Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Gardens is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
• Ellendale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
• Gray
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Idlewild
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Idlewild is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
• Isle of Cuba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
• Magnolia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Magnolia Plantation
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
• Minerva Plantation
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
• Rebecca Plantation
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
• Waterproof
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waterproof is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof

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

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

• Houma, which is the Seat of Terrebonne Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Ardoyne to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> 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 1,011 miles [1,627 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 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 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,613 miles [12,251.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'