Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ponchatoula:
  • 30.438801, -90.441316
  • 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 Ponchatoula

• 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 Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
  • Since Ponchatoula is near Livingston Parish and also Saint John the Baptist Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist 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 Ponchatoula

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponchatoula ...

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.

• Cypress Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
• Happy Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
• Hollyridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hollyridge is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
• Jena ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jena is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
• Lincoln Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Oliver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Pumpkin Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Sharkey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sharkey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
• Tallow Wood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tallow Wood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallow Wood
• University Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • University Place is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Ponchatoula to Amite City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 957 miles [1,540.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'