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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 Myrtle Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove:
    • 29.934371, -89.933956
    • 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 Myrtle Grove
  • 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 Bernard Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
    • Since Myrtle Grove is near Orleans Parish and also Plaquemines Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Myrtle Grove

Communities Also Named Myrtle Grove ...

We found nine communities that are also named Myrtle Grove.

There are three communities within Louisiana that are also named Myrtle Grove.

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

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Iberville Parish
      • This Myrtle Grove is located in Iberville Parish and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Myrtle Grove that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Myrtle Grove.
    • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Myrtle Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south of the Myrtle Grove that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Myrtle Grove.
    • Terrebonne Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Myrtle Grove [Terrebonne Parish].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Myrtle Grove is located in Chicot County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Myrtle Grove that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Myrtle Grove.
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Myrtle Grove that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Myrtle Grove.
    • Georgia
      • Bryan County
      • This Myrtle Grove is located in Bryan County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Myrtle Grove that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Myrtle Grove.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Myrtle Grove is located in Sussex County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Myrtle Grove that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Myrtle Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • This Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Myrtle Grove that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Myrtle Grove.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Myrtle Grove is located in Charleston County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Myrtle Grove that is located in Saint Bernard Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Myrtle Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle Grove ...

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.

  • Cutoff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
  • Cypress Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • English Turn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
  • Forest Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Isle
  • Frances Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
  • Little Rock ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Little Rock is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Mohawk City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
  • River Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • River Bend is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • Story
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
  • Tall Timbers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
  • Timber Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
  • Violet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Chalmette, which is the Seat of Saint Bernard Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Myrtle Grove to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,856 miles [11,033.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtle Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Myrtle Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9344, Longitude: -89.9340       In this case, the coordinates for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.238 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.612 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.169 degrees.