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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 Audubon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Audubon and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Audubon:
    • 30.409082, -89.783955
    • 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 Audubon
  • 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 Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
    • Since Audubon is near Pearl River County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • 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 Audubon

Communities Also Named Audubon ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Audubon.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Audubon.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Audubon [East Baton Rouge Parish].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This Audubon is located in Brevard County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Audubon that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Audubon.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Audubon is located in Dougherty County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Audubon that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Audubon.
      • Gordon County
      • This Audubon is located in Gordon County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the northeast of the Audubon that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Audubon.
    • Iowa
      • Audubon County
      • This Audubon is located in Audubon County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Audubon that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Audubon.
    • Kentucky
      • Henderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Audubon [Henderson County].
    • Minnesota
      • Becker County
      • This Audubon is located in Becker County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Audubon that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Becker County community of Audubon.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Audubon [Camden County].
    • New York
      • New York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Audubon [New York County].
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Audubon [New Hanover County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Audubon is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Audubon that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Audubon.
    • Texas
      • Wise County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Wise County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Audubon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Audubon ...

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.

  • Amos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Amos is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Bon Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
  • Cadillac Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
  • Carolyn Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
  • Colt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Colt is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Forest Pines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Forest Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pines
  • Fountain Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Gum Bayou Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
  • Hickory
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hickory Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Lake Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Magnolia Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maude
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maude is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maude
    • Ozone Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
    • Ozone Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ozone Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Woods
    • Pearl River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pecan Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Piney Ridge Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
    • Porters River Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Porters River Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters River Landing
    • River Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
    • Timber Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Audubon to Covington, 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,826 miles [10,985.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,532 miles [12,121.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Audubon 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Audubon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Audubon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Audubon 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 Audubon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4091, Longitude: -89.7840       In this case, the coordinates for Audubon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.202 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.633 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.04 degrees.