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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chaudiere Casse:
    • 29.730211, -90.332580
    • 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 Chaudiere Casse
  • 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 Charles Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
    • Since Chaudiere Casse is near Lafourche Parish and also Jefferson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Chaudiere Casse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chaudiere Casse ...

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.

  • Cut Off
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Jay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jay is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Kellogg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kellogg is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kennedy Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Lockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Mimosa Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
  • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Pricetown ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
  • Raceland Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
  • Ravenwood ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenwood is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Valentine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Valentine is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

How Far From Chaudiere Casse 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 Chaudiere Casse to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hahnville, which is the Seat of Saint Charles Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chaudiere Casse to Hahnville, with an average speed<3> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,465 miles [8,795.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chaudiere Casse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Chaudiere Casse to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chaudiere Casse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7302, Longitude: -90.3326       In this case, the coordinates for Chaudiere Casse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.454 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.836 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.351 degrees.