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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bayou Bend:
    • 30.269917, -89.848122
    • 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 Bayou Bend
  • 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 Bayou Bend 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 Bayou Bend

Communities Also Named Bayou Bend ...

We found one communities that are also named Bayou Bend.

Within Louisiana, the name Bayou Bend is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Bayou Bend is located in Harris County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bayou Bend that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Bayou Bend.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayou Bend ...

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.

  • Cadillac Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
  • Carolyn Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
  • Colt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Colt is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Eden Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
  • Forest Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pines
  • Fountain Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Lake Shore Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
  • Liberty Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pines
  • Lincoln Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Ozone Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ozone Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Woods
  • Palm Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Palm Lake is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
  • Pinecrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Piney Ridge Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
  • Timber Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Bend to Covington, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bayou Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bayou Bend 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 Bayou Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2699, Longitude: -89.8481       In this case, the coordinates for Bayou Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.225 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.642 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.086 degrees.