Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sarpy:
  • 30.000759, -90.407582
  • 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 Sarpy

• 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 Charles Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles Parish
  • Since Sarpy is near Saint John the Baptist Parish and also Jefferson Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Sarpy

Communities Also Named Sarpy ...

We found one communities that are also named Sarpy.

Within Louisiana, the name Sarpy is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Sarpy in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Montana
    • Big Horn County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sarpy [Big Horn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sarpy ...

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.

• Flagville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Flagville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagville
• Good Hope
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Good Hope is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Gypsy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
• Kellogg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellogg is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Lone Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Lucy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
• Mimosa Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
• Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Prospect
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Prospect is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Sellers
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sellers is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Sarpy once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sarpy and extending to:

• Hahnville, which is the Seat of Saint Charles Parish, lies just to the South.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Sarpy to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 976 miles [1,570.7 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 56 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,578 miles [12,195.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'