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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 Joe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Joe 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 Saint Joe:
    • 30.344638, -89.756175
    • 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 Joe
  • 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 Saint Joe is near Hancock County and also Pearl River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pearl River 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 Saint Joe

Communities Also Named Saint Joe ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Saint Joe.

Within Louisiana, the name Saint Joe is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Searcy County
      • This Saint Joe is located in Searcy County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Saint Joe.
    • Idaho
      • Benewah County
      • This Saint Joe is located in Benewah County and lies 1,833 miles [2,949.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Saint Joe.
      • Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Saint Joe [Kootenai County].
    • Illinois
      • Monroe County
      • This Saint Joe is located in Monroe County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Saint Joe.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • This Saint Joe is located in DeKalb County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Saint Joe.
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • This Saint Joe is located in Reno County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Saint Joe.
    • North Dakota
      • Ramsey County
      • This Saint Joe is located in Ramsey County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Saint Joe.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Saint Joe is located in Belmont County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Saint Joe.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Saint Joe is located in Butler County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Saint Joe.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens 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 South Carolina community of Saint Joe [Laurens County].
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This Saint Joe is located in Preston County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Joe that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Saint Joe.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Joe ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Amos is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
  • Audubon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Audubon is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Bon Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
  • Cadillac Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cadillac Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac Park
  • Carolyn Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carolyn Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolyn Park
  • Cross Gates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Gates is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Gates
  • Fountain Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Gum Bayou Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Bayou Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Bayou Landing
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Lake Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Magnolia Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Forest is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Forest
  • Maude
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maude is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maude
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ozone Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ozone Pines is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone Pines
    • Pearl River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Pine Shadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pine Shadows is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Shadows
    • Piney Ridge Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Piney Ridge Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Park
    • Porters River Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Porters River Landing is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters River Landing
    • River Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • River Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Gardens
    • Willow Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Wood is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

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

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

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Joe to Covington, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 83 miles [133.6 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 931 miles [1,498.3 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 6,828 miles [10,988.6 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saint Joe) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Joe 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 Joe 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 Joe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3446, Longitude: -89.7562       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Joe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.178 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.597 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.039 degrees.