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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 Daisy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daisy 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 Daisy:
- 29.463272, -89.649507
- 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 Daisy
- 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 Plaquemines Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
- Since Daisy is near Jefferson Parish and also Saint Bernard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard 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 Daisy
Communities Also Named Daisy ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Daisy.
Within Louisiana, the name Daisy is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Daisy is located in Butler County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Daisy.
- Etowah County
- This Daisy is located in Etowah County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the north northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Daisy.
- Arkansas
- Greene 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 Arkansas community of Daisy [Greene County].
- Pike County
- This Daisy is located in Pike County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the northwest of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Daisy.
- Georgia
- Evans County
- This Daisy is located in Evans County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evans County community of Daisy.
- Tattnall 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 Georgia community of Daisy [Tattnall County].
- Illinois
- Calhoun 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 Illinois community of Daisy [Calhoun County].
- Kansas
- Leavenworth 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 Kansas community of Daisy [Leavenworth County].
- Kentucky
- Perry County
- This Daisy is located in Perry County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Daisy.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Daisy is located in Howard County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Daisy.
- Mississippi
- Jackson 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 Daisy [Jackson County].
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau County
- This Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Daisy.
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Daisy is located in Ulster County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Daisy.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth 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 North Carolina community of Daisy [Forsyth County].
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- This Daisy is located in Atoka County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Daisy.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Daisy is located in Horry County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Daisy.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Daisy is located in Hamilton County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Daisy.
- Texas
- Rains 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 Daisy [Rains County].
- Virginia
- King and Queen County
- This Daisy is located in King and Queen County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King and Queen County community of Daisy.
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Daisy is located in Stevens County and lies 1,991 miles [3,204.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Daisy.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Daisy is located in Logan County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Daisy that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Daisy.
- Wood 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 West Virginia community of Daisy [Wood County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daisy ...
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.
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Empire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Happy Jack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
- Home Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Port Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Tropical Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tropical Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Bend
How Far From Daisy 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 Daisy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Daisy once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Daisy and extending to:
- Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Daisy to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 969 miles [1,559.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Daisy) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Daisy 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Daisy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Daisy 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 Daisy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4633, Longitude: -89.6495 In this case, the coordinates for Daisy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.014 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.287 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.129 degrees. |
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