Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gulftown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gulftown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gulftown

• 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 Gulftown:
  • 29.339108, -89.493668
  • 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 Gulftown

• 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 Gulftown is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also Jefferson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Gulftown

Communities Also Named Gulftown ...

We found one communities that are also named Gulftown.

Within Louisiana, the name Gulftown is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Gulftown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Okmulgee County
    • This Gulftown is located in Okmulgee County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gulftown that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okmulgee County community of Gulftown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gulftown ...

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.

• Daisy ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Empire
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <2>
• Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
• Home Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
• Orchard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orchard is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Port Sulphur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <2>
• Sunrise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Triumph
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Triumph is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
• Tropical Bend
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tropical Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Bend

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

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

• Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gulftown 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 969 miles [1,559.5 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 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'