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

When in Little Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Woods 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 Little Woods:
    • 30.075200, -89.944235
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Little Woods
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Woods ...

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.

  • Camp Leroy Johnson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Leroy Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Leroy Johnson
    • Camp Leroy Johnson is located in Orleans Parish
  • Cutoff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutoff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
    • Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
  • Cypress Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Ferncrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferncrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncrest
    • Ferncrest is located in Orleans Parish
  • Frances Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
    • Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Greens Ditch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Ditch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ditch
    • Greens Ditch is located in Orleans Parish
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Kingswood is located in Orleans Parish
  • Lakeview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Orleans Parish
  • Spanish Fort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish
  • Story
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Story Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Story Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
    • Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Storyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
    • Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
  • Venetian Isles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Isles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Isles
    • Venetian Isles is located in Orleans Parish
  • Willow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
    • Willow Brook is located in Orleans Parish

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

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

  • New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little Woods to New Orleans, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,554 miles [12,157 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,432 miles [8,742 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Little Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0752, Longitude: -89.9442       In this case, the coordinates for Little Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Little Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.261 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.657 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.152 degrees.









 

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