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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 Pontchartrain Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pontchartrain Shores and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pontchartrain Shores:
    • 30.020758, -90.194520
    • 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 Pontchartrain Shores
  • 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 Jefferson Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Parish
    • Since Pontchartrain Shores is near Orleans Parish and also Saint Charles Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Pontchartrain Shores

Communities Also Named Pontchartrain Shores ...

We found one communities that are also named Pontchartrain Shores.

Within Louisiana, the name Pontchartrain Shores is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Pontchartrain Shores in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Mackinac County
      • This Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pontchartrain Shores that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mackinac County community of Pontchartrain Shores.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pontchartrain Shores ...

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.

  • Bucktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Camp Leroy Johnson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Camp Leroy Johnson is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Leroy Johnson
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Indian Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Kennedy Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Little Farms ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
  • Pricetown ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
  • Spanish Fort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Storyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
  • Walnut Street Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry

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

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

  • Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pontchartrain Shores to Gretna, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 966 miles [1,554.6 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 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,568 miles [12,179.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,445 miles [8,762.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pontchartrain Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pontchartrain Shores 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 Pontchartrain Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0208, Longitude: -90.1945       In this case, the coordinates for Pontchartrain Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.405 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.818 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.256 degrees.