Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mandeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mandeville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mandeville
- 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 Mandeville:
- 30.375303, -90.091729
- 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 Mandeville
- 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 Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- Since Mandeville is near Tangipahoa Parish and also Saint John the Baptist Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
- eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist 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 Mandeville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Mandeville.
Within Louisiana, the name Mandeville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Miller County
- This Mandeville is located in Miller County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mandeville that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Mandeville.
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Mandeville is located in Duval County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the east of the Mandeville that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Mandeville.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Mandeville is located in Carroll County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mandeville that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mandeville.
- Missouri
- Carroll County
- This Mandeville is located in Carroll County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mandeville that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mandeville.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Mandeville.
- Quebec
- This Mandeville lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mandeville that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- South Carolina
- Marlboro 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 South Carolina community of Mandeville [Marlboro County].
- West Virginia
- Summers County
- This Mandeville is located in Summers County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mandeville that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Mandeville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mandeville ...
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.
- Blond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Colt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Forest Glen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Goodbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Katie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Lees Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
- Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Lorraine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Martinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Martinville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Maude
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Ozone Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Woods
- Ozone Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Timber Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
How Far From Mandeville 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 city such as Mandeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mandeville and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies just to the North.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Mandeville to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. 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 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,547 miles [12,145.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mandeville: www.cityofmandeville.org/
The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mandeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mandeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3753, Longitude: -90.0917 In this case, the coordinates for Mandeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mandeville 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mandeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.84 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.164 degrees. |