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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 Pilottown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pilottown 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 Pilottown:
- 29.180199, -89.256875
- 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 Pilottown
- 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 Pilottown is near Pointe Coupee Parish, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee 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 Pilottown
Communities Also Named Pilottown ...
We found one communities that are also named Pilottown.
Within Louisiana, the name Pilottown is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Pilottown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Pilottown is located in Sussex County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pilottown that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Pilottown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pilottown ...
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.
- Daisy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gulftown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gulftown is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulftown
- Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Sunrise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Triumph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Triumph is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
- Tropical Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tropical Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Bend
How Far From Pilottown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pilottown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pilottown and extending to:
- Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pilottown to Pointe a la Hache, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 967 miles [1,556.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,563 miles [12,171.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,443 miles [8,759.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pilottown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pilottown 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 Pilottown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1802, Longitude: -89.2569 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.748 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.939 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.024 degrees. |
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