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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 Delacroix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delacroix 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 Delacroix:
    • 29.761598, -89.790897
    • 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 Delacroix
  • 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 Bernard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
    • Since Delacroix is near Plaquemines Parish and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
    • 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 Delacroix

Communities Also Named Delacroix ...

We found one communities that are also named Delacroix.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Delacroix.

Beyond Louisiana.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Saint Martin Parish
      • This Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west of the Delacroix that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Delacroix.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Delacroix ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Cedar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Concession
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
  • Deer Range
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
  • English Turn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
  • Filipino ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Filipino is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filipino
  • Frances Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
  • Gloria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gloria is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
  • Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
  • Greenwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Harlem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Little Rock ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Rock is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Martin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Mohawk City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
    • Naomi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Naomi is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Port Nickel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Port Nickel is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nickel
    • Promised Land
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • River Bend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • River Bend is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Scarsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
    • Shell Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
    • Star
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Star is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Story
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
    • Violet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wood Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood Lake is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Woodlawn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Woodlawn is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Chalmette, which is the Seat of Saint Bernard Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Delacroix to Chalmette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 960 miles [1,545 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 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Delacroix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Delacroix 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 Delacroix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7616, Longitude: -89.7909       In this case, the coordinates for Delacroix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.133 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.466 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.139 degrees.