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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 North Pass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Pass 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 North Pass:
- 30.307418, -90.404807
- 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 North Pass
- 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 Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
- Since North Pass is near Saint John the Baptist Parish and also Livingston Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston 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 North Pass
Communities Also Named North Pass ...
We found one communities that are also named North Pass.
Within Louisiana, the name North Pass is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named North Pass in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This North Pass is located in Montgomery County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Pass that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of North Pass.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Pass ...
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.
- Catfish Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catfish Landing is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Landing
- Cypress Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Happy Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
- Hollyridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollyridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Horse Bluff Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horse Bluff Landing is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Bluff Landing
- Jena ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jena is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Katie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Lees Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Landing is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Landing
- Lincoln Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Magnolia Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Landing is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Landing
- Oliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Pumpkin Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Romes Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romes Ferry is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romes Ferry
- Sharkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sharkey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Tallow Wood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tallow Wood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Wood
- Woodland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From North Pass 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 North Pass to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Pass and extending to:
- Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Pass to Amite City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 962 miles [1,548.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,564 miles [12,173.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- North Pass) 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 North Pass 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 North Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3074, Longitude: -90.4048 In this case, the coordinates for North Pass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.565 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.043 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.296 degrees. |
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