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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pricetown
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pricetown ...
We found eight communities that share the name Pricetown.
Within Louisiana, the name Pricetown is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout 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
- 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
- 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.
- Kentucky
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) - Garden District
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden District have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden District
- Garden District is located in Orleans Parish
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
- Indian Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
- Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
- Kellogg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Kennedy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Little Farms ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
- Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
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- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Mimosa Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
- Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Storyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storyville
- Storyville is located in Orleans Parish
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Jefferson Parish
- Walnut Street Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Street Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry
- Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
- Lone Star
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<4> 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson Parish: www.jeffparish.net/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pricetown) to Point B.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). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Pricetown 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 315.402 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.80 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.278 degrees. |