Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Kenner:
  • 29.958816, -90.270633
  • 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 South Kenner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Kenner ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Flagville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flagville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagville
• Good Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Good Hope is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenville is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Indian Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Beach is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Beach
• Kellogg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kellogg is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Kennedy Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennedy Heights is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
• Little Farms ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Little Farms is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Farms
• Lone Star
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Mimosa Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mimosa Park is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Park
• Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Grove is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
• Pricetown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pricetown is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
• Prospect
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Prospect is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Walnut Street Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Street Ferry is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Street Ferry

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

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

• Gretna, which is the Seat of Jefferson Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Kenner to Gretna, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,574 miles [12,189.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'