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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 Golden Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Meadow 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 Golden Meadow:
- 29.387604, -90.273980
- 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 Golden Meadow
- 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Since Golden Meadow is near Jefferson Parish and also Terrebonne 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 Terrebonne 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 Golden Meadow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden Meadow ...
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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Bobtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bobtown is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Cut Off
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
- Grand Isle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Lake Judge Perez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Judge Perez is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Judge Perez
- Leeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leeville is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Lockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Naomi is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Ravenwood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Valentine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Valentine is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Golden Meadow 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 town such as Golden Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Golden Meadow and extending to:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Golden Meadow to Thibodaux, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 999 miles [1,607.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,600 miles [12,231 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 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- Golden Meadow) 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 Golden Meadow 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 Golden Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3876, Longitude: -90.2740 In this case, the coordinates for Golden Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.377 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.377 degrees. |
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