Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Houltonville:
  • 30.406861, -90.142301
  • 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 Houltonville

• 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 Houltonville is near Tangipahoa Parish and also Saint John the Baptist Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist 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 Houltonville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Houltonville ...

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.

• Blond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Blond is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blond
• Forest Glen ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Glen is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
• Goodbee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
• Katie ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
• Lees Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
• Lewisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Lorraine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorraine is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Martinville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Martinville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville

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

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Houltonville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,548 miles [12,147.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'