Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pointe a la Hache, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pointe a la Hache and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pointe a la Hache

• 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 Pointe a la Hache:
  • 29.576326, -89.791733
  • 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 Pointe a la Hache

• 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 Pointe a la Hache is near Saint Bernard Parish and also Jefferson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Pointe a la Hache

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pointe a la Hache ...

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 Range
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Deer Range is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Range
• Diamond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Filipino ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Filipino is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filipino
• Grand Bayou
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grand Bayou is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
• Grand Bayou Village ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grand Bayou Village is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou Village
• Happy Jack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy Jack is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Jack
• Lake Judge Perez
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Judge Perez is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Judge Perez
• Magnolia
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Martin
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Martin is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin

How Far From Pointe a la Hache 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 Pointe a la Hache to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Pointe a la Hache to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 970 miles [1,561.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,867 miles [11,051.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,570 miles [12,182.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'