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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 Rivercrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest:
    • 30.296028, -89.711172
    • 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 Rivercrest
  • 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 Rivercrest ...

We found nine communities that share the name Rivercrest.

Within Louisiana, the name Rivercrest is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rivercrest.
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Troup County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Rivercrest.
    • Manitoba
      • This Rivercrest lies 1,413 miles [2,274 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Rivercrest that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Grafton County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Rivercrest.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Wake County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Rivercrest.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Wood County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Rivercrest.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Harris County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the west of the Rivercrest that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rivercrest.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Rivercrest is located in Arlington County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rivercrest that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Rivercrest.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Rivercrest [Snohomish County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rivercrest ...

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.

  • Cross Gates
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
    • Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Gum Bayou Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Bayou Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
    • Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Lake Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Magnolia Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
    • Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Ozone Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozone Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
    • Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Pecan Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Quail Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • River Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
    • River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Willow Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
    • Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish

How Far From Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rivercrest and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rivercrest to Covington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rivercrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rivercrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rivercrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2960, Longitude: -89.7112       In this case, the coordinates for Rivercrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Rivercrest 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.
<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 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 Rivercrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.145 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.553 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.029 degrees.




 

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