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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 Aurora Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aurora Gardens 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 Aurora Gardens:
- 29.925204, -89.996736
- 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 Aurora Gardens
- 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 Orleans Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
- Since Aurora Gardens is near Saint Bernard Parish and also Jefferson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Aurora Gardens
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aurora Gardens ...
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.
- Cutoff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
- Cypress Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- English Turn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Forest Isle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Isle
- Frances Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
- Garden District
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Rock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Mohawk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- Port Nickel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Nickel is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nickel
- Scarsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Story
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Story Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
- Storyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
- Tall Timbers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Terrytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
How Far From Aurora Gardens 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 Aurora Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aurora Gardens and extending to:
- New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Aurora Gardens to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aurora Gardens) 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 Aurora Gardens 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 Aurora Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9252, Longitude: -89.9967 In this case, the coordinates for Aurora Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.654 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.194 degrees. |
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