Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Hudson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Hudson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Hudson
- 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 Port Hudson:
- 30.678241, -91.269554
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Port Hudson
- 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 East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Port Hudson is near East Feliciana Parish and also West Feliciana Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
- eBird sighting report for West Feliciana 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Port Hudson ...
We found one communities that share the name Port Hudson.
Within Louisiana, the name Port Hudson is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Port Hudson in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Franklin County
- This Port Hudson is located in Franklin County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north of the Port Hudson that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Port Hudson.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Hudson ...
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.
- Anchor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Freeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Irene
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Port Hickey
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hickey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey
- Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Port Hickey Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hickey Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hickey Landing
- Port Hickey Landing is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Riddle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Starhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Port Hudson 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 Port Hudson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Hudson and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Port Hudson to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 984 miles [1,583.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,586 miles [12,208.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Hudson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Hudson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6782, Longitude: -91.2696 In this case, the coordinates for Port Hudson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Port Hudson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.136 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.758 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.583 degrees. |