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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 Robinwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robinwood 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 Robinwood:
    • 30.475192, -90.505645
    • 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 Robinwood
  • 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 Tangipahoa Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
    • Since Robinwood is near Livingston Parish and also Saint John the Baptist Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist 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 Robinwood

Communities Also Named Robinwood ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Robinwood.

Within Louisiana, the name Robinwood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Robinwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Robinwood.
      • Mobile County
      • This Robinwood is located in Mobile County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Robinwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Robinwood [Pulaski County].
    • Illinois
      • Johnson County
      • This Robinwood is located in Johnson County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the north of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Robinwood.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo 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 Indiana community of Robinwood [Vigo County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Robinwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Robinwood.
      • Washington County
      • This Robinwood is located in Washington County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Robinwood.
    • Mississippi
      • Lawrence County
      • This Robinwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Robinwood.
    • New York
      • Hamilton County
      • This Robinwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Robinwood.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas County
      • This Robinwood is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,011 miles [3,236.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Robinwood.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Robinwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,403 miles [2,257.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Robinwood.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Robinwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Robinwood.
      • Danville City
      • This Robinwood is located in Danville City and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Robinwood.
      • Henrico County
      • This Robinwood is located in Henrico County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km] to the northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Robinwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robinwood ...

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.

  • Baptist
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
  • Cypress Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
  • Gamble Spur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gamble Spur is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Spur
  • Happy Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
  • Hungarian Settlement
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hungarian Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Settlement
  • Kin Tally
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kin Tally is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kin Tally
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Mason ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mason is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Oliver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pumpkin Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • University Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • University Place is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • Woodland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Robinwood to Amite City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Robinwood 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>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 Robinwood 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 Robinwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4752, Longitude: -90.5056       In this case, the coordinates for Robinwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.645 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.159 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.311 degrees.