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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 Saint James, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint James 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 Saint James:
- 29.982770, -90.830881
- 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 Saint James
- 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 Saint James is near Lafourche Parish and also Assumption Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Assumption 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 Saint James
Communities Also Named Saint James ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Saint James.
There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Saint James.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Saint James is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Saint James.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Stone County
- This Saint James is located in Stone County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the north of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Saint James.
- California
- Orange 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 California community of Saint James [Orange County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Saint James is located in Hillsborough County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Saint James.
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Saint James is located in Fayette County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the north of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Saint James.
- Indiana
- Gibson County
- This Saint James is located in Gibson County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Saint James.
- Manitoba
- This Saint James lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the north of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Saint James is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Saint James.
- Washington County
- This Saint James is located in Washington County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km] to the northeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Saint James.
- Worcester 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 Maryland community of Saint James [Worcester County].
- Michigan
- Charlevoix County
- This Saint James is located in Charlevoix County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlevoix County community of Saint James.
- Minnesota
- Watonwan County
- This Saint James is located in Watonwan County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the north of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of Saint James.
- Missouri
- Phelps County
- This Saint James is located in Phelps County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the north of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Saint James.
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- This Saint James is located in Cedar County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Saint James.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Saint James is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Saint James.
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Saint James is located in Brunswick County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Saint James.
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- This Saint James is located in Morrow County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Saint James.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Saint James is located in Greene County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Saint James.
- Texas
- Gonzales County
- This Saint James is located in Gonzales County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the west of the Saint James that is located in Saint James Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Saint James.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint James ...
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.
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Chatman Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chatman Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Town
- Chopin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chopin is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
- Convent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Free Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Free Town is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Town
- Miles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miles is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Minnie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minnie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Oak Alley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Alley is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Alley
- Pikes Peak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pikes Peak is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Romeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Romeville is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeville
- Uncle Sam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Saint James 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 Saint James to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint James and extending to:
- Convent, which is the Seat of Saint James Parish, lies just to the North.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint James to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> 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 996 miles [1,602.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Saint James) 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 Saint James 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Saint James 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 Saint James. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9828, Longitude: -90.8309 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.785 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.256 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.508 degrees. |
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