Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chalmette:
  • 29.942704, -89.963595
  • 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 Chalmette

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalmette ...

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.

• Cutoff
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
• Cypress Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
• English Turn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to English Turn
  • From Chalmette to English Turn
• Forest Isle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Isle
• Frances Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
• Little Rock ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Little Rock is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Mohawk City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
• Story
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
• Story Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
• Tall Timbers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
• Terrytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 southwest)
  • Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove

How Far From Chalmette 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 city such as Chalmette to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Chalmette to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 959 miles [1,543.4 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 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,439 miles [8,753.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'