Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Michoud:
  • 30.030201, -89.925900
  • 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 Michoud

• 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 Orleans Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
  • Since Michoud is near Saint Bernard Parish and also Plaquemines Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines 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 Michoud

Curious and Interesting Names Near Michoud ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Camp Leroy Johnson is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Leroy Johnson
• Cutoff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
• Cypress Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
• Ferncrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferncrest is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncrest
• Frances Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Little Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Little Woods is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Woods
• Story
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
• Story Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
• Venetian Isles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Venetian Isles is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Isles
• Willow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Willow Brook is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Michoud and extending to:

• New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Michoud to New Orleans, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,555 miles [12,158.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'