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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 English Turn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to English Turn 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 English Turn:
    • 29.877847, -89.964554
    • 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 English Turn
  • 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 English Turn is near Orleans Parish and also Saint Bernard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 English Turn

Curious and Interesting Names Near English Turn ...

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.

  • Concession
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
  • Cutoff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
  • Cypress Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Forest Isle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Isle
  • Frances Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
  • Little Rock ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Little Rock is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Mohawk City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
  • Port Nickel
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Port Nickel is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nickel
  • River Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • River Bend is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • Scarsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
  • Story
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Tall Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
    • Terrytown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Timber Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
    • Violet
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from English Turn to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 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 6,860 miles [11,040.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,564 miles [12,173.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- English Turn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 English Turn 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 English Turn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8778, Longitude: -89.9646    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.25 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.618 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.189 degrees.