Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Katie:
  • 30.431582, -90.282861
  • 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 Katie

• 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 Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
  • Since Katie is near Saint Tammany Parish and also Saint John the Baptist Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany 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 Katie

Communities Also Named Katie ...

We found one communities that are also named Katie.

Within Louisiana, the name Katie is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Katie in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Garvin County
    • This Katie is located in Garvin County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Katie that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Katie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Katie ...

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.

• Cypress Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
• Goodbee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
• Hollyridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollyridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
• Jena ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jena is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
• Lees Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
• Lewisburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Lorraine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lorraine is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
• Oliver
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Sharkey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharkey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
• Tallow Wood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallow Wood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Wood
• Woodland Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Katie to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Katie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Katie once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Katie and extending to:

• Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Katie to Amite City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 51 miles [82.1 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 950 miles [1,528.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,553 miles [12,155.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'