Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chinchuba:
  • 30.387139, -90.079798
  • 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 Chinchuba

• 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 Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
  • Since Chinchuba 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 Chinchuba

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chinchuba ...

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.

• Blond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Blond is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blond
• Cadillac Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
• Colt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Colt is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
• Forest Glen ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Glen is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Goodbee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
• Katie ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
• Lees Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
• Lewisburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Lorraine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorraine is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Martinville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Martinville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Maude
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Maude is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maude
• Ozone Woods
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozone Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Woods
• Timber Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies just to the North.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Chinchuba to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 944 miles [1,519.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,546 miles [12,144.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'