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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 Napoleon Avenue Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Napoleon Avenue Ferry 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 Napoleon Avenue Ferry:
- 29.909094, -90.102573
- 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 Napoleon Avenue Ferry
- 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 Napoleon Avenue Ferry is near Jefferson Parish and also Saint Bernard 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 Saint Bernard 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 Napoleon Avenue Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Napoleon Avenue Ferry ...
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.
- Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Concession
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
- Cutoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cutoff is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
- Forest Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Isle is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Isle
- Garden District
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Harvey
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Kennedy Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pricetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Spanish Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Storyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
- Tall Timbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tall Timbers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timbers
- Terrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Timber Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Timber Grove is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
- Walkertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walnut Street Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry
How Far From Napoleon Avenue Ferry 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 Napoleon Avenue Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Napoleon Avenue Ferry and extending to:
- New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Napoleon Avenue Ferry to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>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 967 miles [1,556.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,569 miles [12,181.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Napoleon Avenue Ferry) 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 Napoleon Avenue Ferry 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 Napoleon Avenue Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9091, Longitude: -90.1026 In this case, the coordinates for Napoleon Avenue Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.337 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.237 degrees. |
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