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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 La Reussite:
    • 29.700767, -89.987570
    • 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 La Reussite
  • 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 La Reussite 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 La Reussite

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Reussite ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Gloria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloria is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Jesuit Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
  • Live Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Naomi
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Naomi is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Promised Land
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Promised Land is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
  • Sarah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarah is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
  • Star
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Star is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From La Reussite 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 community such as La Reussite to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in La Reussite and extending to:

  • Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from La Reussite to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 972 miles [1,564.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Reussite) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 La Reussite to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Reussite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7008, Longitude: -89.9876       In this case, the coordinates for La Reussite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.243 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.586 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.223 degrees.