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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 Phoenix, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phoenix 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 Phoenix:
    • 29.646046, -89.939792
    • 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 Phoenix
  • 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 Plaquemines Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
    • Since Phoenix 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 Phoenix

Communities Also Named Phoenix ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Phoenix.

Within Louisiana, the name Phoenix is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Phoenix is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Phoenix.
    • British Columbia
      • 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 British Columbia community of Phoenix.
    • Colorado
      • Gilpin 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 Colorado community of Phoenix [Gilpin County].
    • Georgia
      • Putnam County
      • This Phoenix is located in Putnam County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Phoenix.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Phoenix is located in Cook County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the north of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Phoenix.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany 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 Maryland community of Phoenix [Allegany County].
      • Baltimore County
      • This Phoenix is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Phoenix.
    • Michigan
      • Keweenaw County
      • This Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the north of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keweenaw County community of Phoenix.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson 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 Mississippi community of Phoenix [Jefferson County].
      • Yazoo County
      • This Phoenix is located in Yazoo County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the north of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Phoenix.
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Phoenix.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Phoenix is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Phoenix.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Phoenix is located in Oswego County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Phoenix.
    • North Carolina
      • Brunswick County
      • This Phoenix is located in Brunswick County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Phoenix.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Ashtabula County, we don't know where within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Phoenix.
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Phoenix [Ottawa County].
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Phoenix is located in Jackson County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the northwest of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Phoenix.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Phoenix [Armstrong County].
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Phoenix [Abbeville County].
      • Greenwood County
      • This Phoenix is located in Greenwood County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Phoenix.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This Phoenix is located in Bexar County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west of the Phoenix that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Phoenix.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phoenix ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alliance is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Deer Range
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
  • Filipino ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Filipino is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filipino
  • Gloria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gloria is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria
  • Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
  • Harlem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harlem is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Jesuit Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
  • Lake Judge Perez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Judge Perez is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Judge Perez
  • Live Oak
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Live Oak is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Naomi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Naomi is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
  • Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Star is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Woodlawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Phoenix to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 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- Phoenix) 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 Phoenix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Phoenix 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.
<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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6460, Longitude: -89.9398       In this case, the coordinates for Phoenix have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.208 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.538 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.213 degrees.