Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jean Lafitte:
  • 29.749711, -90.103401
  • 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 Jean Lafitte

• 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 Jean Lafitte is near Plaquemines Parish and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Jean Lafitte

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jean Lafitte ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Crown Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crown Point is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <1>
• Gloria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gloria is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jesuit Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
• Live Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Promised Land
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Sarah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sarah is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Star is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Woodlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Jean Lafitte 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 town such as Jean Lafitte to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jean Lafitte to Gretna, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 975 miles [1,569.1 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 6,872 miles [11,059.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,576 miles [12,192.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,454 miles [8,777.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'