Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Jackson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Jackson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Jackson
- 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 Jackson:
- 30.697407, -91.316778
- 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 Jackson
- 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 Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
- Since Port Jackson is near West Feliciana Parish and also Pointe Coupee Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Port Jackson ...
We found three communities that share the name Port Jackson.
Within Louisiana, the name Port Jackson is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Port Jackson [Jackson County].
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This Port Jackson is located in Crawford County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Port Jackson that is located in East Feliciana Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Port Jackson.
- Ohio
- Knox County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Port Jackson.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Jackson ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Port Hickey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hickey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Hickey Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Starhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Port Jackson 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 Port Jackson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Port Jackson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Port Jackson and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of East Feliciana Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Port Jackson to Clinton, with an average speed<5> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 986 miles [1,586.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Port Jackson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Port Jackson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Jackson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6974, Longitude: -91.3168 In this case, the coordinates for Port Jackson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Port Jackson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jackson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.167 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.797 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.599 degrees. |