Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Royal Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Royal Estates

• 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 Royal Estates:
  • 30.333527, -89.831733
  • 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 Royal Estates

• 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 Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
  • Since Royal Estates is near Pearl River County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County

• 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 Royal Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Estates ...

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.

• Amos
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Amos is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
• Cadillac Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
• Carolyn Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
• Colt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Colt is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
• Forest Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pines
• Fountain Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
• Liberty Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pines
• Maude
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maude is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maude
• Ozone Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ozone Woods is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Woods
• Piney Ridge Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
• Timber Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Royal Estates and extending to:

• Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Royal Estates to Covington, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,537 miles [12,129.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,415 miles [8,714.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'