Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Avery Estates:
  • 30.234084, -89.708671
  • 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 Avery Estates

• 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 Avery Estates is near Orleans Parish and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
  • 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 Avery Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Avery Estates ...

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.

• Bon Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
• Cross Gates
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
• Deer Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deer Island is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Island
• Foxhollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
• Gum Bayou Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
• Harmony Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
• Kings Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Lake Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
• Lake Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
• Lincoln Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Pine Shadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
• Pinecrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Quail Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• Willow Wood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

How Far From Avery Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Avery Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Avery Estates and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Avery Estates to Covington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 87 miles [140 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 934 miles [1,503.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,536 miles [12,128 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'