Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Killona:
  • 30.006037, -90.482862
  • 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 Killona

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Killona ...

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.

• Cornland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornland is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
• Dutch Bayou
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutch Bayou is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Bayou
• Flagville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flagville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagville
• Good Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Good Hope is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Gypsy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
• Lucy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
• Prospect
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prospect is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Reserve
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reserve is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reserve <1>
• Sellers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sellers is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
• Tigerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tigerville is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville

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

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

• Hahnville, which is the Seat of Saint Charles Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Killona to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'