Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dalcour:
  • 29.807430, -89.998681
  • 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 Dalcour

• 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 Dalcour 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 Dalcour

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dalcour ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Concession
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
• Crown Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crown Point is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <1>
• English Turn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
• Gloria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gloria is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jesuit Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
• Live Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Port Nickel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Nickel is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nickel
• Promised Land
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Sarah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarah is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Scarsdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
• Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Star is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dalcour and extending to:

• Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dalcour to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 82 miles [132 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 967 miles [1,556.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,569 miles [12,181.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'