Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bayou Bonfouca 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 Bayou Bonfouca Estates:
  • 30.261862, -89.802842
  • 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 Bonfouca 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 Bayou Bonfouca 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 Bayou Bonfouca Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayou Bonfouca 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
• Cadillac Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
• Carolyn Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
• Eden Isle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
• Forest Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pines
• Fountain Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
• Lake Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
• Lake Shore Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
• Liberty Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Liberty Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pines
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Palm Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Palm Lake is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
• Pine Shadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
• Pinecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Piney Ridge Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park

How Far From Bayou Bonfouca Estates 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 Bayou Bonfouca 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 Bayou Bonfouca Estates and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Bonfouca 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 most of a day.
• 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 937 miles [1,508 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 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,539 miles [12,132.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'