Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Quarantine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quarantine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Quarantine
- 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 Quarantine:
- 29.366052, -89.524502
- 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 Quarantine
- 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 Plaquemines Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Plaquemines Parish
- Since Quarantine is near Jefferson Parish and also Pointe Coupee Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Quarantine ...
We found two communities that share the name Quarantine.
Within Louisiana, the name Quarantine is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Louis City
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Saint Louis City, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Quarantine.
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Quarantine is located in Georgetown County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Quarantine that is located in Plaquemines Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Quarantine.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quarantine ...
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.
- Daisy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
- Grand Prairie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Grand Prairie is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Gulftown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Home Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place
- Home Place is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Port Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sulphur
- Port Sulphur is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sulphur <4>
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Triumph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Tropical Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tropical Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tropical Bend
- Tropical Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
How Far From Quarantine 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 Quarantine 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 Quarantine once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Quarantine and extending to:
- Pointe a la Hache, which is the Seat of Plaquemines Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Quarantine to Pointe a la Hache, 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 969 miles [1,559.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,567 miles [12,177.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Quarantine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quarantine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quarantine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3661, Longitude: -89.5245 In this case, the coordinates for Quarantine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Quarantine 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 314.928 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.174 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.097 degrees. |