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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 Lexington Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lexington Place 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 Lexington Place:
- 29.937426, -89.918122
- 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 Lexington Place
- 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 Bernard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
- Since Lexington Place is near Orleans Parish and also Plaquemines Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines 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 Lexington Place
Communities Also Named Lexington Place ...
We found two communities that are also named Lexington Place.
Within Louisiana, the name Lexington Place is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Lexington Place is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lexington Place that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Lexington Place.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Lexington Place is located in Anderson County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lexington Place that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Lexington Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lexington Place ...
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.
- Cutoff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
- Cypress Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
- English Turn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Forest Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Isle
- Frances Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
- Little Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Mohawk City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
- River Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Bend is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Story
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
- Tall Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Timber Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
- Violet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Lexington Place 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 Lexington Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lexington Place and extending to:
- Chalmette, which is the Seat of Saint Bernard Parish, lies just to the West.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lexington Place 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 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 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,559 miles [12,165 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lexington Place) 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 Lexington Place 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 Lexington Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9374, Longitude: -89.9181 In this case, the coordinates for Lexington Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.602 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.162 degrees. |
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