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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 Greens Ditch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens Ditch 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 Greens Ditch:
    • 30.113809, -89.761172
    • 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 Greens Ditch
  • 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 Orleans Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
    • Since Greens Ditch is near Saint Tammany Parish and also Saint Bernard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany 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 Greens Ditch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens Ditch ...

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.

  • Deer Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Island is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Island
  • Eden Isle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
  • Foxhollow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Harmony Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
  • Kings Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lake Catherine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
  • Lake Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
  • Lake Shore Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
  • Liberty Pines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pines
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lincoln Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Palm Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Palm Lake is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
    • Pike Fort
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pike Fort is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Fort
    • Pinecrest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Venetian Isles
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Venetian Isles is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Isles
    • Willow Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Brook is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Greens Ditch and extending to:

  • New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Ditch to New Orleans, 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 86 miles [138.4 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 942 miles [1,516 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 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,544 miles [12,140.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,422 miles [8,725.9 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 from Point A (ie- Greens Ditch) 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 Greens Ditch 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 Greens Ditch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1138, Longitude: -89.7612       In this case, the coordinates for Greens Ditch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.155 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.539 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.076 degrees.