Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chesbrough:
  • 30.848794, -90.456204
  • 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 Chesbrough

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesbrough ...

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.

• Day
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Day is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Greenlaw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenlaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaw
• Gullett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gullett is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett
• Henry City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
• Kentwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
• Kirkville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kirkville is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
• Mitchell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Roseland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <1>
• Spring Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Stoney Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Sunny Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill

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

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

• Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Chesbrough to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'