Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pike Fort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pike Fort and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pike Fort

• 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 Pike Fort:
  • 30.166030, -89.738394
  • 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 Pike Fort

• 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 Pike Fort is near Saint Tammany Parish and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany 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 Pike Fort

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pike Fort ...

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.

• Deer Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Island is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Island
• Eden Isle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
• Foxhollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Foxhollow is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
• Greens Ditch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greens Ditch is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ditch
• Harmony Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
• Kings Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kings Point is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Lake Catherine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
• Lake Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
• Lake Shore Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
• Lincoln Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Palm Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Palm Lake is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lake
• Pine Shadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
• Pinecrest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pinecrest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Quail Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pike Fort and extending to:

• New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pike Fort to New Orleans, with an average speed<2> 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 86 miles [138.4 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,836 miles [11,001.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,541 miles [12,136.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'