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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 Pricetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pricetown 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 Pricetown:
    • 29.913817, -90.210076
    • 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 Pricetown
  • 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 Pricetown 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 Pricetown

Communities Also Named Pricetown ...

We found eight communities that are also named Pricetown.

Within Louisiana, the name Pricetown is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Casey County
      • This Pricetown is located in Casey County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Pricetown.
      • Fayette County
      • This Pricetown is located in Fayette County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the north northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Pricetown.
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wayne County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Pricetown.
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This Pricetown is located in Highland County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Pricetown.
      • Mahoning County
      • This Pricetown is located in Mahoning County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km] to the north northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Pricetown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Pricetown is located in Berks County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Pricetown.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Pricetown is located in Lewis County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Pricetown.
      • Wetzel County
      • This Pricetown is located in Wetzel County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km] to the northeast of the Pricetown that is located in Jefferson Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wetzel County community of Pricetown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pricetown ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Garden District
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Harvey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Indian Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Kennedy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Little Farms ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lone Star
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Mimosa Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
    • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Storyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
    • Walkertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Walkertown is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
    • Walnut Street Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry

How Far From Pricetown 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 Pricetown 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<3> community of Pricetown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Pricetown and extending to:

  • Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pricetown to Gretna, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 971 miles [1,562.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,573 miles [12,187.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pricetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pricetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pricetown 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 Pricetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9138, Longitude: -90.2101       In this case, the coordinates for Pricetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.402 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.80 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.278 degrees.