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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 Forest Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Pines 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 Forest Pines:
- 30.282695, -89.800898
- 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 Forest Pines
- 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 Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- Since Forest Pines is near Orleans Parish and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- 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 Forest Pines
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Pines ...
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.
- Amos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amos is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Bon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Cadillac Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
- Carolyn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
- Colt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colt is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Eden Isle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Fountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Foxhollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
- Harmony Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
- Kings Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lake Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
- Lake Shore Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pines
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Ozone Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ozone Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Woods
- Palm Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palm Lake is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
- Pine Shadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Piney Ridge Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Forest Pines 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 Forest Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Forest Pines and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Pines to Covington, with an average speed<2> 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). 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 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Forest Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Forest Pines 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 Forest Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2827, Longitude: -89.8009 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.198 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.065 degrees. |
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