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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 Covington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Covington 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 Covington:
    • 30.475443, -90.100757
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Covington
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Covington ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Covington.

Within Louisiana, the name Covington is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Covington [Lauderdale County].
    • Arkansas
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Covington [Calhoun County].
    • Florida
      • Taylor County
      • This Covington is located in Taylor County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<2> to the east of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Covington.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Covington is located in Newton County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Covington.
    • Illinois
      • Washington County
      • This Covington is located in Washington County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<2> to the north of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Covington.
      • Wayne County
      • This Covington is located in Wayne County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the north of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Covington.
    • Indiana
      • Fountain County
      • This Covington is located in Fountain County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Covington.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Covington is located in Linn County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<2> to the north of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Covington.
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Covington [Riley County].
      • Saline County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Covington [Saline County].
      • Smith County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Covington [Smith County].
    • Kentucky
      • Kenton County
      • This Covington is located in Kenton County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Covington.
    • Michigan
      • Baraga County
      • This Covington is located in Baraga County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<2> to the north of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baraga County community of Covington.
    • Missouri
      • Pemiscot County
      • This Covington is located in Pemiscot County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the north of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pemiscot County community of Covington.
    • Nebraska
      • Dakota 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 Nebraska community of Covington [Dakota County].
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This Covington is located in Wyoming County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Covington.
    • North Carolina
      • Caswell County
      • This Covington is located in Caswell County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Covington.
      • Richmond County
      • This Covington is located in Richmond County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the east northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Covington.
    • Ohio
      • Miami County
      • This Covington is located in Miami County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Covington.
    • Oklahoma
      • Garfield County
      • This Covington is located in Garfield County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Covington.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This Covington is located in Tioga County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Covington.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Covington [Marlboro County].
    • Tennessee
      • Tipton County
      • This Covington is located in Tipton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the north of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Covington.
    • Texas
      • Hill County
      • This Covington is located in Hill County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Covington.
    • Virginia
      • Alleghany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Covington [Alleghany County].
      • Covington City
      • This Covington is located in Covington City and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington City community of Covington.
      • Goochland County
      • This Covington is located in Goochland County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the northeast of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Covington.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Covington is located in King County and lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Covington that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Covington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Covington ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blond
    • Blond is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Cranky Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranky Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranky Corner
    • Cranky Corner is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Forest Glen ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
    • Forest Glen is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Goodbee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Lees Landing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
    • Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Lewisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lorraine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Martinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
    • Martinville is located in Saint Tammany Parish

How Far From Covington to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Covington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Covington and extending to:

  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Covington 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 about three full 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,420 miles [8,722.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Covington 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Covington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Covington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4754, Longitude: -90.1008    
<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 Covington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Covington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.40 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.873 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.152 degrees.