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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 Venetian Isles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Venetian Isles 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 Venetian Isles:
    • 30.067144, -89.812840
    • 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 Venetian Isles
  • 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 Orleans Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans Parish
    • Since Venetian Isles is near Saint Bernard Parish and also Saint Tammany Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Bernard Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany 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 Venetian Isles

Curious and Interesting Names Near Venetian Isles ...

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.

  • Cypress Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Gardens is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Gardens
  • Eden Isle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
  • Ferncrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ferncrest is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncrest
  • Frances Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frances Place is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Place
  • Greens Ditch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Ditch is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ditch
  • Harmony Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Harmony Heights is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Heights
  • Kingswood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kingswood is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Lake Catherine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
  • Lake Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Gardens is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gardens
  • Lake Shore Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
  • Little Woods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Woods is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Woods
  • Mohawk City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mohawk City is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk City
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pike Fort
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pike Fort is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Fort
    • Story
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Story Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Story Park is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Park
    • Violet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Willow Brook is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Venetian Isles and extending to:

  • New Orleans, which is the Seat of Orleans Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Venetian Isles to New Orleans, with an average speed<3> 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 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 947 miles [1,524 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,844 miles [11,014.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,426 miles [8,732.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Venetian Isles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Venetian Isles 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 Venetian Isles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0671, Longitude: -89.8128       In this case, the coordinates for Venetian Isles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.181 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.563 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.102 degrees.