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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 Choctaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choctaw and the surrounding area.
- 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 Choctaw:
- 29.839096, -90.690923
- 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 Choctaw
- 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Since Choctaw is near Saint John the Baptist Parish and also Saint James Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint James 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 Choctaw
Communities Also Named Choctaw ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Choctaw.
There are two communities within Louisiana that are also named Choctaw.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Iberville Parish
- This Choctaw is located in Iberville Parish and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Choctaw.
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Choctaw.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Choctaw [Choctaw County].
- Arkansas
- Van Buren County
- This Choctaw is located in Van Buren County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Choctaw.
- Florida
- Walton County
- This Choctaw is located in Walton County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the east of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Choctaw.
- Illinois
- Clark County
- This Choctaw is located in Clark County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Choctaw.
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Choctaw is located in Bolivar County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Choctaw.
- Clarke County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Choctaw [Clarke County].
- Grenada County
- This Choctaw is located in Grenada County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north northeast of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grenada County community of Choctaw.
- Holmes County
- This Choctaw is located in Holmes County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the north of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Choctaw.
- Jones County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Choctaw [Jones County].
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- This Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Choctaw that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Choctaw.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Choctaw [Grayson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Choctaw ...
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.
- Bowie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Chackbay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
- Elmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elmer is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Golden Star Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Golden Star Plantation is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Star Plantation
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isle of Cuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
- Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Miles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Miles is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Minerva Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Oak Alley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Alley is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Alley
- Raceland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Twelve Cedars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars
How Far From Choctaw 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 Choctaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Choctaw and extending to:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Choctaw to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 996 miles [1,602.9 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 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,599 miles [12,229.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Choctaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Choctaw could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Choctaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8391, Longitude: -90.6909 In this case, the coordinates for Choctaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.683 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.118 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.474 degrees. |
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