Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bayou Liberty Gardens

• 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 Liberty Gardens:
  • 30.287972, -89.814787
  • 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 Liberty 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 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 Liberty Gardens 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 Liberty Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bayou Liberty 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.

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

How Far From Bayou Liberty 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 Bayou Liberty Gardens 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 Liberty Gardens and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bayou Liberty Gardens 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 80 miles [128.7 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 936 miles [1,506.3 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 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'