Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crown Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crown Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crown Point
- 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 Crown Point:
- 29.772154, -90.085587
- 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 Crown Point
- 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 Jefferson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
- Since Crown Point is near Plaquemines Parish and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Crown Point ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Crown Point.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Crown Point.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Calcasieu Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Crown Point [Calcasieu Parish].
- Calcasieu Parish
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Crown Point lies 3,411 miles [5,489.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Crown Point that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Crown Point.
- California
- San Diego 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 California community of Crown Point [San Diego County].
- Florida
- Orange County
- This Crown Point is located in Orange County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the east of the Crown Point that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Crown Point.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Crown Point is located in Hall County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crown Point that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Crown Point.
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Crown Point is located in Lake County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the north of the Crown Point that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Crown Point.
- Kansas
- Saline 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 Crown Point [Saline County].
- Nebraska
- Douglas 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 Nebraska community of Crown Point [Douglas County].
- Nevada
- Storey County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Storey County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Storey County community of Crown Point.
- New York
- Essex County
- This Crown Point is located in Essex County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crown Point that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Crown Point.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Crown Point is located in Montgomery County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Crown Point that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Crown Point.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Crown Point is located in Coos County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crown Point that is located in Jefferson Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Crown Point.
- Vermont
- Addison 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 Vermont community of Crown Point [Addison County].
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crown Point ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Concession
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concession have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
- Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Gloria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jesuit Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
- Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Live Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Promised Land
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Sarah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Crown Point 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 community such as Crown Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crown Point and extending to:
- Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Crown Point to Gretna, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 973 miles [1,565.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crown Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson Parish: www.jeffparish.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 Crown Point 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- Crown Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crown Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7722, Longitude: -90.0856 |
| <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 Crown Point, 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 Crown Point 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 315.31 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.674 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.25 degrees. |