Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lockport Heights

• 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 Lockport Heights:
  • 29.650491, -90.546475
  • 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 Lockport Heights

• 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
  • Since Lockport Heights is near Terrebonne Parish and also Saint Charles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Lockport Heights

Communities Also Named Lockport Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Lockport Heights.

Within Louisiana, the name Lockport Heights is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Lockport Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Will County
    • This Lockport Heights is located in Will County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the north of the Lockport Heights that is located in Lafourche Parish.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Lockport Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockport Heights ...

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.

• Bowie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Jay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jay is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
• Lewistown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Lockport
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lockport is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <2>
• Raceland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raceland <2>
• Raceland Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
• Ravenwood ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ravenwood is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
• Valentine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Valentine is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

How Far From Lockport Heights 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 Lockport Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lockport Heights and extending to:

• Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lockport Heights to Thibodaux, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 998 miles [1,606.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,601 miles [12,232.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'