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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 Side, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Side 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 North Side:
    • 30.159364, -89.600055
    • 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 Side
  • 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 Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
    • Since North Side is near Orleans Parish and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • 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 Side

Communities Also Named North Side ...

We found eight communities that are also named North Side.

Within Louisiana, the name North Side is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of North Side [Bay County].
    • Iowa
      • Woodbury County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of North Side [Woodbury County].
    • Michigan
      • Genesee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of North Side [Genesee County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This North Side lies 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the North Side that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This North Side is located in Mahoning County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the North Side that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of North Side.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of North Side [Marion County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This North Side is located in Allegheny County and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the North Side that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of North Side.
    • Tennessee
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of North Side [Madison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Side ...

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.

  • Cross Gates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
  • Deer Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Island is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Island
  • Foxhollow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
  • Greens Ditch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greens Ditch is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ditch
  • Harmony Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
  • Kings Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lake Catherine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
  • Lake Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
  • Lakeshore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
  • Napoleon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Pike Fort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pike Fort is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Fort
  • Quail Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Willow Wood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Side to Covington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 94 miles [151.3 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 933 miles [1,501.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,535 miles [12,126.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,413 miles [8,711.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that North Side could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Side) 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 North Side 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 Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1594, Longitude: -89.6001       In this case, the coordinates for North Side have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.064 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.439 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.007 degrees.