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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 Lake Catherine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Catherine and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lake Catherine:
- 30.114365, -89.709226
- 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 Lake Catherine
- 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 Orleans Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
- Since Lake Catherine is near Saint Tammany Parish and also Hancock County, 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 Hancock County
- 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 Lake Catherine
Communities Also Named Lake Catherine ...
We found two communities that are also named Lake Catherine.
Within Louisiana, the name Lake Catherine is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Garland County
- This Lake Catherine is located in Garland County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lake Catherine that is located in Orleans Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Lake Catherine.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Lake Catherine is located in Lake County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the north of the Lake Catherine that is located in Orleans Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lake Catherine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Catherine ...
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.
- Deer Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deer Island is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Island
- Eden Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
- Foxhollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
- Greens Ditch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greens Ditch is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ditch
- Harmony Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
- Kings Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lake Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
- Lake Shore Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
- Pike Fort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Fort is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Fort
- Pinecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Quail Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Venetian Isles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Venetian Isles is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Isles
How Far From Lake Catherine 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 Lake Catherine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Catherine and extending to:
- New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Catherine to New Orleans, with an average speed<2> 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,838 miles [11,004.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,420 miles [8,722.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Catherine) 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 Lake Catherine 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 Lake Catherine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1144, Longitude: -89.7092 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Catherine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.124 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.503 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.056 degrees. |
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