Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belle Chasse:
  • 29.854929, -89.990625
  • 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 Belle Chasse

• 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 Plaquemines Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
  • Since Belle Chasse is near Jefferson Parish and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Belle Chasse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Chasse ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Concession
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
• Cutoff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
• English Turn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
• Forest Isle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Isle
• Little Rock ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rock is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Port Nickel
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Port Nickel is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nickel
• Promised Land
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Scarsdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
• Tall Timbers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
• Terrytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Terrytown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrytown <1>
• Timber Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove

How Far From Belle Chasse to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Belle Chasse and extending to:

• Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belle Chasse to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<3> 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 northwest (WNW). 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 965 miles [1,553 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 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,566 miles [12,176.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,444 miles [8,761.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'