Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Carthage Bluff Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carthage Bluff Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carthage Bluff Landing

• 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 Carthage Bluff Landing:
  • 30.307973, -90.587868
  • 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 Carthage Bluff Landing

• 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 Livingston Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
  • Since Carthage Bluff Landing is near Tangipahoa Parish and also Saint John the Baptist Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist 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 Carthage Bluff Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carthage Bluff Landing ...

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.

• Catfish Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Catfish Landing is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Landing
• Frost
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frost is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Horse Bluff Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Horse Bluff Landing is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Bluff Landing
• Hungarian Settlement
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hungarian Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Settlement
• Jena ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jena is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
• Magnolia Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia Landing is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Landing
• Neal Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Neal Landing is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Landing
• Pumpkin Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Romes Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Romes Ferry is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romes Ferry
• Sharkey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharkey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
• Tiger Bluff Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tiger Bluff Landing is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Bluff Landing
• Union Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Landing is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Landing

How Far From Carthage Bluff Landing 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 Carthage Bluff Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Livingston Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carthage Bluff Landing to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'