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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 Mimosa Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mimosa Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mimosa Park:
    • 29.906317, -90.356191
    • 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 Mimosa Park
  • 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 Charles Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
    • Since Mimosa Park is near Jefferson Parish and also Orleans Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Mimosa Park

Communities Also Named Mimosa Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Mimosa Park.

Within Louisiana, the name Mimosa Park is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Mimosa Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mimosa Park that is located in Saint Charles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mimosa Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Mimosa Park is located in Wayne County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mimosa Park that is located in Saint Charles Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mimosa Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mimosa Park ...

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.

  • Flagville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Flagville is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagville
  • Good Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Green Acres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Kellogg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kellogg is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kennedy Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Lone Star
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Pricetown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Prospect is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Sellers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sellers is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers

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

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

  • Hahnville, which is the Seat of Saint Charles Parish, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Mimosa Park to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> 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 978 miles [1,573.9 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 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,580 miles [12,198.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Mimosa Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mimosa Park 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 Mimosa Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9063, Longitude: -90.3562       In this case, the coordinates for Mimosa Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.489 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.90 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.335 degrees.