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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 Maude, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maude 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 Maude:
    • 30.372971, -89.812566
    • 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 Maude
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
    • Since Maude is near Pearl River County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • 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 Maude

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maude ...

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.

  • Amos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Amos is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Audubon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Audubon is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Bon Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
  • Cadillac Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
  • Carolyn Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
  • Colt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Colt is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
  • Forest Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Forest Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pines
  • Fountain Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Hickory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Magnolia Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
  • Ozone Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
  • Ozone Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ozone Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Woods
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pearl River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Piney Ridge Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
    • Porters River Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Porters River Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters River Landing
    • Timber Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maude to Covington, 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 five to six hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west (W). 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 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,412 miles [8,709.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maude) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Maude 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 Maude. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3730, Longitude: -89.8126       In this case, the coordinates for Maude have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.215 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.644 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.056 degrees.