Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jesuit Bend:
  • 29.747986, -90.025668
  • 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 Jesuit Bend

• 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 Jesuit Bend is near Jefferson Parish and also Saint Bernard Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard 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 Jesuit Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jesuit Bend ...

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.

• Alliance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Grove
  • From Jesuit Bend to Cedar Grove
• Crown Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crown Point
  • From Jesuit Bend to Crown Point
• Gloria
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gloria is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
• Greenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Live Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Naomi
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Naomi is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Promised Land
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Sarah
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sarah is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Star
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Star is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Woodlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jesuit Bend to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 83 miles [133.6 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 971 miles [1,562.7 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 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'