Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tilman Park:
  • 30.484636, -90.511478
  • 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 Tilman Park

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilman Park ...

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.

• Baptist
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
• Cypress Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Cove is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
• Gamble Spur
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gamble Spur is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Spur
• Happy Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Happy Woods is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Woods
• Hungarian Settlement
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hungarian Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Settlement
• Kin Tally
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kin Tally is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kin Tally
• Lincoln Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Mason ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mason is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Oliver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oliver is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Pumpkin Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• University Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • University Place is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
• Woodland Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodland Park is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Tilman Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tilman Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Amite City, which is the Seat of Tangipahoa Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tilman Park to Amite City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'