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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 Hungarian Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hungarian Settlement 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 Hungarian Settlement:
    • 30.467414, -90.577313
    • 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 Hungarian Settlement
  • 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 Livingston Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
    • Since Hungarian Settlement is near Tangipahoa Parish and also Saint Helena 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 Helena 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 Hungarian Settlement

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hungarian Settlement ...

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.

  • Baptist
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
  • Cypress Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
  • Gamble Spur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gamble Spur is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Spur
  • Happy Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
  • Horse Bluff Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Bluff Landing is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Bluff Landing
  • Kin Tally
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kin Tally is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kin Tally
  • Lincoln Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Little River ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Little River is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Mason ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Neal Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Neal Landing is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Landing
    • Oliver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Pumpkin Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Romes Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Romes Ferry is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romes Ferry
    • University Place
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • University Place is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
    • Woodland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Livingston, which is the Seat of Livingston Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hungarian Settlement to Livingston, with an average speed<2> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,565 miles [12,174.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hungarian Settlement) 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 Hungarian Settlement 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 Hungarian Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4674, Longitude: -90.5773       In this case, the coordinates for Hungarian Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.688 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.208 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.34 degrees.