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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Katie ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Goodbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Hollyridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollyridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Hollyridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jena ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Lees Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
- Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Sharkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Tallow Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Wood
- Tallow Wood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Woodland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tangipahoa Parish: www.tangicouncil.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Katie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Katie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4316, Longitude: -90.2829 In this case, the coordinates for Katie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Katie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Katie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.99 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.23 degrees. |