Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lockport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lockport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lockport
- 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:
- 29.643616, -90.538739
- 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 Lockport
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Since Lockport is near Terrebonne Parish and also Saint Charles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lockport ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Lockport.
Within Louisiana, the name Lockport is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lockport [Finney County].
- Gray County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lockport [Gray County].
- Haskell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lockport [Haskell County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Lockport lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the north of the Lockport that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- Michigan
- Midland County
- This Lockport is located in Midland County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lockport that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Lockport.
- Saint Joseph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lockport [Saint Joseph County].
- New York
- Ohio
- Licking County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Licking County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Lockport.
- Warren County
- This community is historic and although located in Warren County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lockport.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Lockport is located in Clinton County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lockport that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Lockport.
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lockport [Erie County].
- Mifflin County
- This Lockport is located in Mifflin County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km] to the northeast of the Lockport that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Lockport.
- Northampton County
- This Lockport is located in Northampton County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km] to the northeast of the Lockport that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Lockport.
- Westmoreland County
- This Lockport is located in Westmoreland County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km] to the northeast of the Lockport that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Lockport.
- York County
- This Lockport is located in York County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the northeast of the Lockport that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Lockport.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockport ...
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) - Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mechanicville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
- Mechanicville is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Raceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raceland <5>
- Raceland Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
- Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Ravenwood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Valentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Lockport 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 town such as Lockport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lockport 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 to Thibodaux, with an average speed<6> 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<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lockport: www.townoflockport.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Lockport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6436, Longitude: -90.5387 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lockport could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lockport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lockport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.567 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.957 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.442 degrees. |