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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 Remy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Remy and the surrounding area.
- 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 Remy:
- 30.020758, -90.741203
- 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 Remy
- 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 Saint James Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint James Parish
- Since Remy is near Saint John the Baptist Parish and also Ascension Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ascension 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 Remy
Communities Also Named Remy ...
We found two communities that are also named Remy.
Within Louisiana, the name Remy is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Sequoyah County
- This Remy is located in Sequoyah County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Remy that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Remy.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Remy is located in Campbell County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Remy that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Remy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Remy ...
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.
- Chatman Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Chopin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chopin is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
- Convent
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Free Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Grand Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Point is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Point
- Grand View ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grand View is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Miles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miles is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Oak Alley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Alley is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Alley
- Pikes Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Romeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Romeville is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeville
- Sport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sport is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sport
- Uncle Sam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Remy 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 Remy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Remy and extending to:
- Convent, which is the Seat of Saint James Parish, lies just to the West.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Remy to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 990 miles [1,593.3 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 57 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,593 miles [12,219.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Remy) 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> | 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 Remy 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 Remy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0208, Longitude: -90.7412 In this case, the coordinates for Remy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.735 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.468 degrees. |
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