Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harahan:
  • 29.935547, -90.203687
  • 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 Harahan

• 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 Jefferson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
  • Since Harahan is near Orleans Parish and also Saint Charles 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 Charles 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 Harahan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harahan ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Garden District
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
• Greenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Harvey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Harvey is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harvey
  • From Harahan to Harvey
• Indian Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
• Kennedy Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
• Lakeview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Little Farms ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
• Pricetown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Storyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
• Walkertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkertown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Walnut Street Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry

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

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

• Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Harahan to Gretna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,572 miles [12,186 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'