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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 Pecan Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecan 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 Pecan Grove:
    • 30.325194, -89.739507
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pecan Grove
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Pecan Grove ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Pecan Grove.

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

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Jefferson Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Pecan Grove [Jefferson Parish].
    • Saint Bernard Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Pecan Grove [Saint Bernard Parish].
    • Saint Charles 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 Pecan Grove [Saint Charles Parish].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Pecan Grove is located in Pulaski County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Pecan Grove that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pecan Grove.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Pecan Grove is located in Jones County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pecan Grove that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Pecan Grove.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax 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 North Carolina community of Pecan Grove [Halifax County].
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pecan Grove that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Pecan Grove.
      • Kershaw County
      • This Pecan Grove is located in Kershaw County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast of the Pecan Grove that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Pecan Grove.
      • York County
      • This Pecan Grove is located in York County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the northeast of the Pecan Grove that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Pecan Grove.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • Although located in Collin County, we don't know the location within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Pecan Grove.
      • Coryell County
      • 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 Texas community of Pecan Grove [Coryell County].
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Pecan Grove is located in Fort Bend County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<3> to the west of the Pecan Grove that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Pecan Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecan 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.

  • Amos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
    • Amos is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Bon Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
    • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Cross Gates
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
    • Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Gum Bayou Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Bayou Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
    • Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Lake Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Magnolia Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
    • Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Ozone Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
    • Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Pearl River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Shadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
    • Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Piney Ridge Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
    • Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Porters River Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters River Landing
    • Porters River Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • River Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
    • River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Willow Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
    • Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pecan Grove to Covington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west (W). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 931 miles [1,498.3 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pecan Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

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 Pecan Grove 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>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 Pecan Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Pecan Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pecan Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3252, Longitude: -89.7395       In this case, the coordinates for Pecan Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Pecan Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.166 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.58 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.035 degrees.




 

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