Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cross Gates:
  • 30.291583, -89.716728
  • 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 Cross Gates

• 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 Cross Gates is near Hancock County and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Cross Gates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross Gates ...

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.

• Bon Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
• Foxhollow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
• Gum Bayou Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Kings Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Lake Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
• Magnolia Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
• Ozone Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
• Pecan Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Pine Shadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
• Pinecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Quail Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
• River Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
• Willow Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

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

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cross Gates to Covington, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'