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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 Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Terrace 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 Terrace:
- 30.027980, -90.076461
- 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 Terrace
- 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 Terrace 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 Lake Terrace
Communities Also Named Lake Terrace ...
We found two communities that are also named Lake Terrace.
Within Louisiana, the name Lake Terrace is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Marlboro County
- This Lake Terrace is located in Marlboro County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lake Terrace that is located in Orleans Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Lake Terrace.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Lake Terrace is located in Norfolk City and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lake Terrace that is located in Orleans Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Lake Terrace.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Terrace ...
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.
- Bucktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Camp Leroy Johnson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Camp Leroy Johnson is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Leroy Johnson
- Ferncrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ferncrest is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncrest
- Garden District
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Kingswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingswood is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Little Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Woods is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Woods
- Spanish Fort
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Storyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
- Terrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Street Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry
How Far From Lake Terrace to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Terrace and extending to:
- New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies just to the South.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Terrace to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 960 miles [1,545 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Terrace 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 Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0280, Longitude: -90.0765 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.335 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.21 degrees. |
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